Ibm-granite: IBM: 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. It supports full, low-effort,... Open-weight 8B model for local deployment Low-cost inference pricing Supports reasoning, code, and multilingual dialogue Suitable for constrained hardware Smaller capacity than frontier models Limited context compared with million-token models Private local inference Embedded coding assistants Low-cost multilingual applications
Specifications
| Lab | Ibm-granite |
|---|---|
| Context window | 131,072 |
| Input price | $0.10/1M |
| Output price | $0.15/1M |
| Release | 2026-08-01 00:00:00 |
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: IBM: Granite 4.2 8B
Summary
IBM: Granite 4.2 8B is an AI model from Ibm-granite.
Released 2026-08-01 00:00:00. It supports Text input and produces Text output, with a context window of 131.1K tokens. Input pricing is $0.10 per 1M tokens and output is $0.15 per 1M tokens on OpenRouter.