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. It supports full, low-effort,...
IBM: Granite 4.2 8B — IBM Granite. Context window 131,072 tokens. API pricing (per 1M tokens): Input $0.06, Output $0.25. License: Proprietary. LMArena 1,318.
| Provider | IBM Granite |
|---|---|
| API model ID | ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b |
| Tier | Mid |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 117,964 tokens |
| License | Proprietary |
| API pricing (per 1M tokens) · Input | $0.06 |
| API pricing (per 1M tokens) · Output | $0.25 |
| LMArena | 1,318 (granite-4.2-8b) |
LMArena (CC-BY 4.0, best reasoning setting, 2026-10-02) · GPQA Diamond: Epoch AI (CC-BY 4.0)
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