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ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b pricing

Granite-4.2-8B is the mid-size reasoning model in the Granite 4.2 family. It delivers strong performance on reasoning-intensive tasks by leveraging built-in <think ...</think chain-of-thought. ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b from DeepInfra costs $0.060 per 1M input tokens and $0.250 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.015 per 1M. Context window 131,072 tokens.

API id ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b · DeepInfra · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.060
Input / 1M tokens
$0.250
Output / 1M tokens
$0.015
Cached input / 1M
131K
Context window

ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b specifications

Provider
DeepInfra
API id
ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
131K tokens
Max output
not published
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

What ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0002
Document summary50,0002,000$0.0035
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$0.11

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b price history

RecordedInput /1MOutput /1M
2026-09-22$0.060$0.250
2026-09-21$0.100$0.150
2026-09-09$0.060$0.250
2026-09-01$0.100$0.150
2026-08-27$0.060$0.250

Common questions

How much does ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b cost per 1M tokens?
ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b costs $0.060 per 1M input tokens and $0.250 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.015 per 1M.
What is ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b's context window?
ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request.
Is there a cheaper DeepInfra model than ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b?
Yes. mistralai/Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407 is $0.019 per 1M input tokens versus $0.060 for ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b, with a 131,072 token context window.
Where does this ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b price come from?
From the OpenRouter catalogue, because DeepInfra does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from DeepInfra's own — verify before committing spend.

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