IBM: Granite 4.2 8B — pricing & benchmarks

By ibm-granite · Updated 2026-10-06 · Open weights · apache-2.0cheap high-volumestep-by-step reasoningopen weights / self-hostable

What IBM: Granite 4.2 8B is used for

IBM: Granite 4.2 8B is best suited for cheap high-volume, step-by-step reasoning, open weights / self-hostable. Access it through one Appmo API key alongside 458 other models — Appmo's optimizer can route to it automatically when it is the best value for a request. Weights: huggingface.co/ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b.

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Use it via the Appmo API (OpenAI-compatible)

curl https://appmo.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPMO_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

FAQ

How much does IBM: Granite 4.2 8B cost?
IBM: Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.25 per 1M output tokens ($0.108 blended), as of 2026-10-06. Prices are expected to fall as competition increases.

What is IBM: Granite 4.2 8B best for?
IBM: Granite 4.2 8B is best suited for cheap high-volume, step-by-step reasoning, open weights / self-hostable.

How do I use IBM: Granite 4.2 8B?
Send requests to Appmo's OpenAI-compatible endpoint with model id "ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b" and one API key — no separate provider account needed.

Is IBM: Granite 4.2 8B open source?
Yes — its weights are public on Hugging Face (ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b) under the apache-2.0 license; check the license terms before commercial use.

Can IBM: Granite 4.2 8B create images?
No, IBM: Granite 4.2 8B works with text.