Granite-4.0-H-Micro vs Sarvam 30B vs Trendyol Asure 12B
Too close to call on our weighted score (Granite-4.0-H-Micro 65, Sarvam 30B 65, Trendyol Asure 12B 54). The right pick depends on what you value most.
IBMGranite-4.0-H-Micro
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.017 / $0.112
- Context131K
Sarvam AI
Sarvam 30B
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.10
- Context128K
Trendyol
Trendyol Asure 12B
54/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.50
- Context131K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Granite-4.0-H-Micro 65/100, Sarvam 30B 65/100, Trendyol Asure 12B 54/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Sarvam 30B on price. 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 priceSarvam 30BSarvam 30B $0.04 · Granite-4.0-H-Micro $0.041 · Trendyol Asure 12B $0.20 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGranite-4.0-H-Micro and Trendyol Asure 12BGranite-4.0-H-Micro 131,072 · Trendyol Asure 12B 131,072 · Sarvam 30B 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsTrendyol Asure 12BGranite-4.0-H-Micro: Text · Sarvam 30B: Text · Trendyol Asure 12B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Granite-4.0-H-Micro | Sarvam 30B | Trendyol Asure 12B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 83 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 65/100 | 65/100 | 54/100 |
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 | Sarvam 30BSarvam AI | Trendyol Asure 12BTrendyol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.017 (best) | $0.02 | $0.10 |
| Output | $0.112 | $0.10 (best) | $0.50 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.041 | $0.04 (best) | $0.20 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 1 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens | — |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes · low · medium · high | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | No |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | OpenGemma |
| API model ID | — | sarvam-30b | — |
| API providers | 1 | 2 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Oct 2, 2025 | Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Granite-4.0-H-Micro$0.394
- Sarvam 30B$0.40
- Trendyol Asure 12B$2.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Sarvam 30B or Trendyol Asure 12B?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Granite-4.0-H-Micro 65/100, Sarvam 30B 65/100, Trendyol Asure 12B 54/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Sarvam 30B on price. 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, Sarvam 30B or Trendyol Asure 12B?
Sarvam 30B is cheaper at $0.02 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Granite-4.0-H-Micro costs $0.017 input / $0.112 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Trendyol Asure 12B costs $0.10 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Sarvam 30B versus $0.041 for Granite-4.0-H-Micro (1× as much) and $0.20 for Trendyol Asure 12B (5× 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, Sarvam 30B has not been scored yet and Trendyol Asure 12B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Sarvam 30B and Trendyol Asure 12B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Trendyol Asure 12B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Granite-4.0-H-Micro and Trendyol Asure 12B have the largest context windows (131,072 and 131,072 tokens), against 128,000 for Sarvam 30B. Maximum output per response: Granite-4.0-H-Micro up to 131,072, Sarvam 30B up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Granite-4.0-H-Micro accepts text; Sarvam 30B accepts text; Trendyol Asure 12B accepts text and images. Trendyol Asure 12B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (Gemma), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Trendyol Asure 12B is the newest, released Feb 19, 2026. Sarvam 30B came out Feb 18, 2026; Granite-4.0-H-Micro came out Oct 2, 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 Oct 4, 2026.
