Granite 4.2 8B API PricingNEW
IBM · released 2026-08-25
Pricing
< 0.01¢ / 1K
0.025¢ / 1K
0.011¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0105¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.0365¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.325¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.23¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $3.15 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.06) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.25).
Benchmarks
#239 of 533
#137 of 197
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Sarvam 105B (high) | 8.8 | $0.074 |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.088 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GLM-4.6V (Reasoning) | 11.2 | $0.45 |
| Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning) | 11.2 | $0.412 |
| GLM-4.5-Air | 11.1 | $0.372 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 11.1 | $0.107 |
| Grok 4 Fast (Non-reasoning) | 11.1 | $0.275 |
| Mi:dm K 2.5 Pro | 11.0 | — |
| Ring-1T | 10.9 | — |
More from IBM
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Granite 4.2 30B | 14.8 | $0.282 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Granite 4.1 30B | 7.4 | — |
| Granite 4.1 8B | 6.6 | $0.063 |
| Granite 4.0 H Small | 6.0 | $0.107 |
| Granite 4.1 3B | 5.9 | — |
| Granite 4.0 H 1B | 5.2 | — |
| Granite 4.0 Micro | 5.1 | — |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite 4.2 8B is developed by IBM, released 2026-08-25.
How much does Granite 4.2 8B cost per million tokens?
Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.25 per 1M output tokens ($0.107 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Granite 4.2 8B rank on benchmarks?
Granite 4.2 8B scores 11.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #239 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Granite 4.2 8B?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.107/1M for Granite 4.2 8B.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Granite 4.2 8B comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.