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,...
Updated 1 h ago · first seen 11 Sept 2026
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- Context
- 131.1K tokens
- T2 · 3 h ago
- Released
- 31 Aug 2026
- T2 · 3 h ago
Specification
- Release date
- 31 Aug 2026
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Openness
- open-weights
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 1 h agomedium
- Context window
- 131.1K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Max output
- 118K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Modalities
- text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Input modalities
- text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Output modalities
- text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Hugging Face repo
- ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Aa median output tokens per second
- 89.3
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 1 h agomedium
- Openrouter id
- ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Supported parameters
- frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, logprobs, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, reasoning_effort, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
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Provenance
Attributed facts
15
Source tiers
T215
Freshest observation
1 h ago
Conflicts
None
Modalities
- Modalities
- text
- Input
- text
- Output
- text
Capabilities
Tool calling
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Structured output
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Reasoning
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Vision
Unavailable
Audio
Unavailable
Fine-tuning available
Unavailable
- Context window
- 131.1K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Max output
- 118K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 3 h agomedium
| Benchmark | Score | Metric | Config | Evaluated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 11.81 | index | aa_slug=granite-4-2-8b · version=4.3 · estimated=false | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| GPQA | 63.13% | accuracy | aa_slug=granite-4-2-8b · variant=GPQA Diamond · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 9.68% | accuracy | aa_slug=granite-4-2-8b · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| SciCode | 31.48% | accuracy | aa_slug=granite-4-2-8b · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Terminal-Bench | 0% | accuracy | aa_slug=granite-4-2-8b · variant=v4.0 · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Terminal-Bench | 18.35% | accuracy | aa_slug=granite-4-2-8b · variant=v2.1 · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
Scores are reported as published, with their evaluation configuration (harness, prompting, judge). Results with different configs are not directly comparable — see methodology.
Current prices
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cached in | Batch in / out | Context | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouteribm-granite/granite-4.2-8b | $0.06 | $0.25 | $0.015 | — | 131.1K | 1 h ago | openrouter.aiT2 |
USD per 1M tokens as published by each provider (USD). Rows are append-only: every change is kept in the history below.
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Input price · USD / 1M tokens
Output price · USD / 1M tokens
- OpenRouter
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Claim history · Release date
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| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Claims are temporal and append-only: a new observation closes the previous claim (valid_to) instead of overwriting it. Conflicting claims from different sources are kept side by side and flagged — never averaged. Methodology →
Granite 4.2 8B scores 18.35% on Terminal-Bench
artificial_analysisGranite 4.2 8B scores 9.68% on Humanity's Last Exam
artificial_analysisGranite 4.2 8B scores 11.81 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
artificial_analysisOpenRouter lists Granite 4.2 8B at $0.06 in / $0.25 out per 1M tokens
openrouter
| Source | Document | Type | Tier | Last observed | Snapshots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugging Face Hub (public pages, model cards, papers) | huggingface.co/ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b-GGUF | model_page | T2· Quality secondary | 36 min ago | 3 |
| Artificial Analysis | artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models | leaderboard | T2· Quality secondary | 1 h ago | 1 |
| OpenRouter public model & pricing listing | openrouter.ai/api/v1/models | catalogue | T2· Quality secondary | 1 h ago | 2 |
Tier 1 = official/primary, 2 = quality secondary, 3 = community, 4 = unverified. Every snapshot is archived; see all sources and the methodology.