Compare/Granite 4.1 8B vs Sarvam 30B (high)

Granite 4.1 8BvsSarvam 30B (high)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

IBM

Granite 4.1 8B

Input
$0.05/M
Output
$0.1/M
Speed
126 tok/s
TTFT
0.40s
Sarvam

Sarvam 30B (high)

Input
$0.026/M
Output
$0.11/M
Speed
231 tok/s
TTFT
1.17s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Sarvam 30B (high)
Faster (tok/s)
Sarvam 30B (high)
Lower Latency
Granite 4.1 8B
Benchmarks (3-4)
Sarvam 30B (high)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGranite 4.1 8BSarvam 30B (high)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.05$0.026
Output ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.11
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Granite 4.1 8B$0.06
Sarvam 30B (high)$0.04

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Granite 4.1 8B
126 tok/s
Sarvam 30B (high)
231 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Granite 4.1 8B
0.40s
Sarvam 30B (high)
1.17s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.412.3
Coding Index
7.37.9
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
43.3%63.3%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
3.8%7.0%
SciCode
21.8%19.2%
IFBench
38.6%26.5%
TerminalBench
0.0%2.3%
Granite 4.1 8B3 wins
4 winsSarvam 30B (high)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Granite 4.1 8B or Sarvam 30B (high)?

Sarvam 30B (high) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.05/M tokens vs $0.06/M for Granite 4.1 8B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Sarvam 30B (high) wins 4 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Granite 4.1 8B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Sarvam 30B (high) generates tokens faster at 231 tok/s vs 126 tok/s. Granite 4.1 8B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.40s vs 1.17s).

When should I use Granite 4.1 8B vs Sarvam 30B (high)?

Choose based on your priorities: Sarvam 30B (high) for lower cost, Sarvam 30B (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and Sarvam 30B (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.