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Granite 4.2 8B

by ibm-granite · Released Aug 2026

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131K tokens (~66 books)
Input $/1M
$0.06
Output $/1M
$0.25
Type
text
License
Proprietary
Benchmarks
8 tested
Data as of
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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,...

Tested on 8 benchmarks. Top scores: Chatbot Arena Elo — Overall (1339.5%), Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond (64.4%), Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning (49.0%).

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speed
25.8
#94 globally
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Tested on 8 benchmarks · Ranked across 2 categories
Score Distribution (all 312 models)
0255075100
Chatbot Arena Elo — Overall

Chatbot Arena overall Elo rating. Crowdsourced human preference ranking from blind head-to-head comparisons across all topics.

1340·
Excellent (85+) Good (70-85) Average (50-70) Below (<50)
Recently Happened
Granite 4.2 8B pricing increased 67%
Sep 22, 2026
Granite 4.2 8B pricing increased 67%
Sep 9, 2026
Granite 4.2 8B added
Sep 1, 2026
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  • Typetext
  • Context131K tokens (~66 books)
  • ReleasedAug 2026
  • LicenseProprietary
  • StatusActive
  • Cost / Message~$0.000
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Granite 4.2 8B is a proprietary text AI model by ibm-granite, released in August 2026. Context window: 131K tokens.

Key facts · as of 2026-10-05

  • Granite 4.2 8B by ibm-granite. Not enough public benchmark scores to rank yet.
  • List price $0.0600 input · $0.25 output per 1M tokens (as of 2026-10-05).
  • Sold by 2 providers (as of 2026-10-05): DeepInfra (bf16) $0.0600 in / $0.25 out · CoreWeave (bf16) $0.10 in / $0.15 out. Every provider

How to cite · data as of 2026-10-05

Granite 4.2 8B · benchmarks, pricing and providers. BenchGecko, data as of 2026-10-05. https://benchgecko.ai/model/granite-4-2-8b

Credit "Source: BenchGecko" with a link. Prices per provider and Gecko Tests are BenchGecko data (CC BY 4.0); benchmark scores keep their original source, listed in the JSON. JSON · llms.txt · MCP