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IBM releases Granite 4.2 open-source models with native reasoning and agentic RL

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IBM has released Granite 4.2, a new family of open-source reasoning language models available in 3B, 8B, and 30B parameter sizes. These models are designed for enterprise use and feature native reasoning capabilities, allowing them to emit chains of thought before providing answers. The larger 8B and 30B models incorporate an agentic reinforcement learning block, enabling them to perform tasks like code editing, terminal operation, and web searches within sandboxed environments. All Granite 4.2 models are released under the Apache 2.0 license, making them freely available for download, fine-tuning, and commercial use. AI

IMPACT These open-weight models with native reasoning and agentic capabilities could accelerate the development of specialized AI agents and tools for enterprise applications.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card.

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IBM releases Granite 4.2 open-source models with native reasoning and agentic RL

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  1. MarkTechPost TIER_1 English(EN) · Asif Razzaq ·

    IBM Releases Granite 4.2: Bringing Native Reasoning and Agentic RL to Open Enterprise Models

    <p>IBM has released Granite 4.2, a family of open reasoning language models in 3B, 8B, and 30B sizes, all under Apache 2.0. Every model exposes a thinking / low-effort / non-thinking switch and native tool calling. The 8B and 30B additionally go through an agentic RL block that t…

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    IBM has released Granite 4.2, a family of open reasoning language models in 3B, 8B and 30B sizes. Every model can emit a chain of thought before answering and e

    IBM has released Granite 4.2, a family of open reasoning language models in 3B, 8B and 30B sizes. Every model can emit a chain of thought before answering and exposes a thinking/non-thinking switch. The 8B and 30B versions include an agentic RL block that trains them to edit code…

  3. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Alain Airom (Ayrom) ·

    Inside IBM Granite 4.2: Building an Orchestrate-Ready Reasoning App

    <p>A sample application built by IBM Bob to demonstrate reasoning and implementing plug-and-play tool calling</p> <p><a class="article-body-image-wrapper" href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev…

  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    IBM has released Granite 4.2, a family of open reasoning language models with native chain-of-thought and an agentic RL block that trains models to edit code, d

    IBM has released Granite 4.2, a family of open reasoning language models with native chain-of-thought and an agentic RL block that trains models to edit code, drive terminals and run web searches in sandboxed environments. The 30B model scores 57.00 on SWE-Bench Verified. https:/…

  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    IBM Granite 4.2 AI models released with reasoning and tooling capabilities for enterprise use # AI # AINews

    IBM Granite 4.2 AI models released with reasoning and tooling capabilities for enterprise use # AI # AINews

  6. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    IBM Granite 4.2 AI models released with reasoning and tooling capabilities for enterprise use # AI # AINews

    IBM Granite 4.2 AI models released with reasoning and tooling capabilities for enterprise use # AI # AINews

  7. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    IBM releases Granite 4.2 models for local agentic AI, supporting reasoning and advanced functionalities like using tools and running code in a sandbox # AI # AI

    IBM releases Granite 4.2 models for local agentic AI, supporting reasoning and advanced functionalities like using tools and running code in a sandbox # AI # AINews

  8. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    IBM Granite 4.2 AI models released with reasoning and tooling capabilities for enterprise use # AI # AINews

    IBM Granite 4.2 AI models released with reasoning and tooling capabilities for enterprise use # AI # AINews

  9. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    IBM releases Granite 4.2 models for local agentic AI, supporting full thinking mode and additional reinforcement learning training # AI # AINews

    IBM releases Granite 4.2 models for local agentic AI, supporting full thinking mode and additional reinforcement learning training # AI # AINews

  10. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · aisyndicate ·

    IBM releases Granite 4.2 as an open-weights model in 3B, 8B, and 30B with a 512k context window. Training uses agentic RL for tool use and code execution.

    IBM veröffentlicht Granite 4.2 als Open-Weights-Modell in 3B, 8B und 30B mit 512k Kontextfenster. Das Training nutzt agentic RL, um Tool-Nutzung und Code-Ausführung direkt in die Inferenz zu integrieren. https:// the-decoder.de/granite-4-2-ibm -bringt-open-weight-sprachmodelle-mi…

    LINKS the-decoder.de/granite-4-2-ibm-bringt-ope…
  11. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight ·

    Armonk giant unveiled Granite 4.2 – open-source language models with high agentic capabilities that can adapt computational resources

    Gigant z Armonk zaprezentował Granite 4.2 – otwartoźródłowe modele językowe o wysokich zdolnościach agentycznych, które potrafią dostosować nakłady obliczeniowe do poziomu trudności zadania i operować na gigantycznym oknie kontekstowym. # si # ai # sztucznainteligencja # wiadomoś…

    LINKS aisight.pl/…/ibm-granite-4-2-open-source aisight.pl/…/ibm-granite-4-0-hybrydowa-ar…

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