IBM · Released Aug 25, 2026Granite 4.2 8B
Reasoning model for deliberate analysis, multi-step problem solving, and tool use.
- Capability
- —No ECI score yet
- Input
- $0.06per 1M tokens
- Output
- $0.15per 1M tokens
- Context
- 131K118K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $0.06per million tokens
- Output
- $0.15per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $0.083cheaper than 92% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $0.195 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $2.25 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $22.50 |
Median of 7 paid API providers on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Granite 4.2 8B yet.
The details
- Lab
- IBM
- Released
- Aug 25, 2026
- Context window
- 131,072 tokens
- Max output
- 117,964 tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- Always on
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Open weights
- Availability
- 7 API providerslisted on models.dev
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About Granite 4.2 8B
How much does Granite 4.2 8B cost?
Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.06 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $0.083 per million tokens, cheaper than 92% of the 445 priced models we track.
What is the context window of Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite 4.2 8B accepts up to 131,072 tokens per request and can write up to 117,964 tokens in one response.
How good is Granite 4.2 8B?
Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Granite 4.2 8B yet.
Is Granite 4.2 8B open source?
Yes. IBM publishes the weights, so it can be downloaded and self-hosted.
What inputs does Granite 4.2 8B support?
Granite 4.2 8B accepts text and replies in text. It is a reasoning model, supports tool calling.
When was Granite 4.2 8B released?
IBM released Granite 4.2 8B on Aug 25, 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Granite 4.2 8B?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Ling 3.0 Flash VL (inclusionAI, $0.06 / $0.18), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B (NVIDIA, $0.055 / $0.20), DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT (Google, $0.05 / $0.15) and Hy-MT2-1.8B (Tencent, $0.044 / $0.177).