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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Granite-4.0-H-Micro vs Tiny Aya Earth

Granite-4.0-H-Micro comes out ahead, 31 to 15 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    IBM

    Granite-4.0-H-Micro

    Released Oct 2, 2025

    31/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.017 / $0.112
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Granite-4.0-H-Micro

  2. Cohere

    Tiny Aya Earth

    Released Feb 17, 2026

    15/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove Tiny Aya Earth

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01 — Verdict

Granite-4.0-H-Micro is our pick

Granite-4.0-H-Micro is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Tiny Aya Earth (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceGranite-4.0-H-MicroGranite-4.0-H-Micro $0.041 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Earth unpriced
  • Longest contextGranite-4.0-H-MicroGranite-4.0-H-Micro 131,072 · Tiny Aya Earth 8,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsGranite-4.0-H-Micro: Text · Tiny Aya Earth: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGranite-4.0-H-MicroTiny Aya Earth
Inputs & features60%3525
Context window40%240
Overall100%31/10015/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Granite-4.0-H-Micro vs Tiny Aya Earth specifications side by side
SpecificationGranite-4.0-H-MicroIBMTiny Aya EarthCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.017—
Output$0.112—
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.041—
Long-context rateSame rate—
Price sourceMedian of 1 providers—
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens (best)8,000 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens (best)8,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0
API model ID—tiny-aya-earth
API providers11
ReleasedOct 2, 2025Feb 17, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

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$0.394
  • Tiny Aya Earth—
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Granite-4.0-H-Micro or Tiny Aya Earth?

Granite-4.0-H-Micro is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Tiny Aya Earth (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 or Tiny Aya Earth?

Granite-4.0-H-Micro is cheaper at $0.017 input / $0.112 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.041 per million tokens for Granite-4.0-H-Micro versus . Tiny Aya Earth has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Granite-4.0-H-Micro has not been scored yet and Tiny Aya Earth has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Granite-4.0-H-Micro and Tiny Aya Earth yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Granite-4.0-H-Micro has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 8,000 for Tiny Aya Earth. Maximum output per response: Granite-4.0-H-Micro up to 131,072, Tiny Aya Earth up to 8,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Granite-4.0-H-Micro accepts text; Tiny Aya Earth accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Tiny Aya Earth is the newest, released Feb 17, 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.

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