AI model reference · 2026
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.
- Context window
- 131,072 tokens
- Maximum output
- 117,964 tokens
- Base provider API input
- $0.10 / 1M tokens
- Base provider API rate
- Published evidence
- Not available
Overview
About Granite 4.2 8B
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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.
Published evaluations
Benchmark results
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Human preference
Arena results
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Technical reference
Specifications and API facts
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- Provider
- IBM Granite
- Release date
- Not available in reviewed sources
- Catalog added
- Aug 31, 2026
- Context window
- 131,072 tokens
- Maximum output
- 117,964 tokens
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not available in reviewed sources
- License
- Not available in reviewed sources
- Input types
- Text
- Output types
- Text
- Reasoning
- Supported
- Provider endpoint tool parameters
- Accepts tool parameters
- Base provider API input
- $0.10 / 1M tokens
- Base provider cached input
- $0.05 / 1M tokens
- Base provider API output
- $0.15 / 1M tokens
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Provenance
Sources and update status
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Evidence update date is not available.
Catalog record updated Aug 31, 2026.
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