Granite-4.0-H-Micro vs Qwen3.5 2B vs Voxtral Mini 3B 2507
Qwen3.5 2B comes out ahead, 78 to 62 and 61 on our weighted score.
IBMGranite-4.0-H-Micro
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.018 / $0.115
- Context131K
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.5 2B
78/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.10
- Context262K
Mistral AIVoxtral Mini 3B 2507
61/100- ECI—
- Price$0.04 / $0.04
- Context33K
Qwen3.5 2B is our pick
Qwen3.5 2B is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Granite-4.0-H-Micro (62) and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 (61). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceQwen3.5 2B and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507Qwen3.5 2B $0.04 · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 $0.04 · Granite-4.0-H-Micro $0.042 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3.5 2BQwen3.5 2B 262,144 · Granite-4.0-H-Micro 131,072 · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3.5 2BGranite-4.0-H-Micro: Text · Qwen3.5 2B: Text, Images, Video · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507: Text, Audio
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Granite-4.0-H-Micro | Qwen3.5 2B | Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 70 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 25 | 37 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 62/100 | 78/100 | 61/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Granite-4.0-H-MicroIBM | Qwen3.5 2BAlibaba (Qwen) | Voxtral Mini 3B 2507Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.018 (best) | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| Output | $0.115 | $0.10 | $0.04 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.042 | $0.04 (best) | $0.04 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Median of 1 providers | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 81,920 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | OpenApache-2.0 | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | — | — |
| API providers | 2 | 2 | 3 (best) |
| Released | Oct 2, 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Granite-4.0-H-Micro$0.405
- Qwen3.5 2B$0.40
- Voxtral Mini 3B 2507$0.48
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Qwen3.5 2B or Voxtral Mini 3B 2507?
Qwen3.5 2B is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Granite-4.0-H-Micro (62) and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 (61). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Qwen3.5 2B or Voxtral Mini 3B 2507?
Qwen3.5 2B is cheaper at $0.02 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 costs $0.04 input / $0.04 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); Granite-4.0-H-Micro costs $0.018 input / $0.115 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Qwen3.5 2B versus $0.04 for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 (1× as much) and $0.042 for Granite-4.0-H-Micro (1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Granite-4.0-H-Micro has not been scored yet, Qwen3.5 2B has not been scored yet and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Qwen3.5 2B and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.5 2B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for Granite-4.0-H-Micro and 32,768 for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507. Maximum output per response: Granite-4.0-H-Micro up to 131,072, Qwen3.5 2B up to 81,920, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Granite-4.0-H-Micro accepts text; Qwen3.5 2B accepts text, images and video; Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 accepts text and audio. Qwen3.5 2B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (Apache-2.0 and Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Qwen3.5 2B is the newest, released Mar 2, 2026. Granite-4.0-H-Micro came out Oct 2, 2025; Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
