Granite 4.2

language modelIBM

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,...

Key facts

Made byIBM
Typelanguage model
ReleasedAugust 31, 2026
Reads at once131,072 tokens
Price (API, per million tokens)$0.06 in · $0.25 out
Input → outputtext → text
Sizes8B

Questions about Granite 4.2

Who makes Granite 4.2?

Granite 4.2 is made by IBM.

When was Granite 4.2 released?

We first saw Granite 4.2 listed on August 31, 2026.

How much does Granite 4.2 cost?

Through OpenRouter it costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens. Prices change, so check the provider before you build on it.

How much text can Granite 4.2 read at once?

Up to 131,072 tokens, roughly 98.3K words.

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