Granite 4.2 8B API pricing
As of October 22, 2026, IBM Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens, the median of 2 providers on OpenRouter, with cached input at $0.015 per million.
Granite 4.2 8B benchmarks and specs · Every IBM Granite model's price
- Input, per million tokens$0.08
- Output, per million tokens$0.20
- Cached input, per million$0.015
- Context window131K tokens
- Max output118K tokens
- Output speed74 tok/s
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0002 | $0.180 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.0046 | $4.60 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.018 | $18.00 | No, it would need splitting |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | Not computable | Not computable |
Price history
The price of Granite 4.2 8B here is the median across 2 providers on OpenRouter, so we do not track price changes for it.
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Granite 4.2 8B pricing questions
- How much does Granite 4.2 8B cost per million tokens?
- $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 22, 2026.
- Does Granite 4.2 8B support prompt caching?
- Yes. OpenRouter lists cached input at $0.015 per million tokens, against $0.08 for uncached input.
- Has the price of Granite 4.2 8B changed?
- The price of Granite 4.2 8B here is the median across 2 providers on OpenRouter, so we do not track price changes for it.