- Granite 4.0 Micro — $0.07 sample workload
- Granite 4.1 8B — $0.1 sample workload
- Granite 4.2 8B — $0.18 sample workload
IBM LLM API Models & Pricing
Browse IBM LLM API models with normalized prompt pricing, output pricing, context windows, release dates, and popularity signals.
3Models tracked
3Priced models
0Popular models
0Latest releases
Provider shortlist
Use IBM as a model-level shortlist, not a single default choice.
Start from the cost, context, and popularity picks below, then open the model pages or head-to-head comparisons before choosing an API.
Cost pick
Granite 4.0 Micro
$0.07 sample workload
Context pick
Granite 4.2 8B
131.07K context window
Popular pick
No current pick
No popular models are available.
When to avoid
Verify model fit
Do not choose by provider name alone. Compare model-level input price, output price, context window, release timing, and current availability before production use.
- Granite 4.2 8B — 131.07K
- Granite 4.1 8B — 131.07K
- Granite 4.0 Micro — 131K
IBM comparisons
Search IBM comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aion 3.5 Mini vs Granite 4.2 8B | Granite 4.2 8B | Aion 3.5 Mini | |
| Aion 3.5 vs Granite 4.2 8B | Granite 4.2 8B | Aion 3.5 | |
| NewApodex 1.1 Mini (free) vs Granite 4.2 8B | Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) | Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) vs Granite 4.2 8B | Granite 4.2 8B | Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 vs Granite 4.2 8B | Granite 4.2 8B | Claude Fable 5.1 | |
| NewClaude Haiku 5.5 (batch) vs Granite 4.2 8B | Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) | Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) | |
| NewClaude Haiku 5.5 vs Granite 4.2 8B | Granite 4.2 8B | Claude Haiku 5.5 | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (batch) vs Granite 4.2 8B | Granite 4.2 8B | Claude Opus 5.5 (batch) |
Cross-Provider Alternatives
Open alternatives hubUse this shortlist when IBM is not a hard requirement and your first constraint is workload cost.
| Alternative | Provider | Sample Cost | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewApodex 1.1 Mini (free) | Apodex | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Space Bunny Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| Union Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) | inclusionAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Nex-N2.5-Mini (free) | Nex AGI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
IBM model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite 4.2 8B | $0.06 | $0.25 | 131.07K | |
| Granite 4.1 8B | $0.05 | $0.1 | 131.07K | |
| Granite 4.0 Micro | $0.017 | $0.112 | 131K |