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Granite 4.2 8B
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.
Specifications
| Lab | IBM |
|---|---|
| Context window | 131.1K tokens |
| Input price | $0.06/1M |
| Output price | $0.25/1M |
| Release | Aug 2026 |
Strengths
- Open-weight 8B model for local deployment
- Low-cost inference pricing
- Supports reasoning, code, and multilingual dialogue
- Suitable for constrained hardware
Weaknesses
- Smaller capacity than frontier models
- Limited context compared with million-token models
Best for
- Private local inference
- Embedded coding assistants
- Low-cost multilingual applications
In Depth: Granite 4.2 8B
Summary
Granite 4.2 8B is an AI model from IBM.
Released in Aug 2026. It takes text input and produces text output, with a context window of 131.1K tokens. Input pricing is $0.06 per 1M tokens and output is $0.25 per 1M tokens on OpenRouter.