Granite 4.2 8B
IBM's Granite 4.2 8B is a dense reasoning model designed for tasks requiring multi-step logic. It supports text-based input and output and is built to handle complex workflows like code generation and multilingual communication.
Granite 4.2 8B specs and pricing
- Provider: IBM
- Released: August 31, 2026
- Context window: 131K tokens
- Max output: 118K tokens
- Input: text
- Output: text
- Price: $0.06 input / $0.15 output per 1M tokens
- Reasoning: yes
- Tool calling: yes
What Granite 4.2 8B is good at
- Generating and debugging programming code
- Solving complex mathematical problems
- Executing multi-step agentic workflows
To-dos to try with Granite 4.2 8B
- Analyze this multi-step logic puzzle and provide a step-by-step solution
- Refactor this code snippet to improve efficiency and add comments
- Translate this technical document into three different languages while maintaining terminology accuracy
FAQ
- What is the primary focus of the Granite 4.2 8B model? This model is specifically designed for reasoning tasks, including mathematics, code generation, and complex agentic workflows.
- Can this model process images or other media? No, Granite 4.2 8B is limited to text-based input and output.
- How much does Granite 4.2 8B cost? Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens through OpenRouter. In todo.is a typical agent step costs about 0.19 credits ($1 = 100 credits).
- What is the context window of Granite 4.2 8B? Granite 4.2 8B can read up to 131K tokens at once and write up to 118K tokens in one reply.
- Can I use Granite 4.2 8B without coding? Yes. In todo.is you pick Granite 4.2 8B as your agent's model and write to-dos in plain words, on the web, the Android app, WhatsApp or Telegram. No API key needed: credits are included, or you can bring your own key.
JavaScript is required to use the todo.is app.