How much does IBM: Granite 4.2 8B cost per 1M tokens?

IBM: 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 4.2 8B's context window?

IBM: Granite 4.2 8B accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 117,964 output tokens.

Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than IBM: Granite 4.2 8B?

Yes. Mistral: Mistral Nemo is $0.019 per 1M input tokens versus $0.060 for IBM: Granite 4.2 8B, with a 131,072 token context window.

Where does this IBM: Granite 4.2 8B price come from?

From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

IBM: Granite 4.2 8B pricing

Granite 4.2 8B is a dense reasoning model from IBM. It is suited for mathematics, code generation, multilingual dialogue, and agentic workflows that need multi-step reasoning. IBM: Granite 4.2 8B from OpenRouter 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 · OpenRouter · 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 4.2 8B specifications

Provider: OpenRouter
API id: ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b
Model type: general-purpose
Context window: 131K tokens
Max output: 118K tokens
Currency: USD
Price source: Provider API
Last checked: 2026-09-25

What IBM: Granite 4.2 8B costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
Workload	Input tokens	Output tokens	Estimated cost
Short chat turn	1,000	500	$0.0002
Document summary	50,000	2,000	$0.0035
1M tokens in, 200K out	1,000,000	200,000	$0.11

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

IBM: Granite 4.2 8B price history

Recorded	Input /1M	Output /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 4.2 8B cost per 1M tokens?: IBM: 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 4.2 8B's context window?: IBM: Granite 4.2 8B accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 117,964 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than IBM: Granite 4.2 8B?: Yes. Mistral: Mistral Nemo is $0.019 per 1M input tokens versus $0.060 for IBM: Granite 4.2 8B, with a 131,072 token context window.
Where does this IBM: Granite 4.2 8B price come from?: From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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