IBM models

29 models25 current4 older29 open weights
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#47of 200Granite Embedding English R2?Embeddings · MTEB English · Retrieval
Aug 25, 2026Granite 4.2 8Bnewest release
$0.017 / $0.11Granite 4.0 Micro?cheapest · per 1M in / out
6categories ranked?Chat · Coding · Agents …

Current lineup?

Chat & Knowledge

Humanity's Last Exam · 334 ranked
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RankModelScoreIn / out
#169 of 334Granite 4.2 30B11.2$0.16 / $0.65#196 of 334Granite 4.2 8B9.7$0.06 / $0.25#230 of 334Granite 4.2 3B6.6$0.03 / $0.12#233 of 334Granite 4.0 H 350M6.4—#257 of 334Granite 4.0 350M5.5—#272 of 334Granite 4.0 Micro5$0.017 / $0.11#272 of 334Granite 4.0 H 1B5—#313 of 334Granite 4.0 H Small3.8$0.05 / $0.22

Coding

Terminal-Bench 4.0 · 132 ranked
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RankModelScoreIn / out
#75 of 132Granite 4.2 8B0$0.06 / $0.25#75 of 132Granite 4.2 30B0$0.16 / $0.65#75 of 132Granite 4.2 3B0$0.03 / $0.12

Agents & Tool Use

AutomationBench-AA · 133 ranked
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#98 of 133Granite 4.2 8B2.1$0.06 / $0.25#103 of 133Granite 4.2 30B1.5$0.16 / $0.65#124 of 133Granite 4.2 3B0.4$0.03 / $0.12

Writing & Language

Arena Text · creative writing · 195 ranked
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RankModelEloIn / out
#150 of 195Granite 4.2 30B1,266$0.16 / $0.65#162 of 195Granite 4.0 H Small1,243$0.05 / $0.22#174 of 195Granite 4.2 3B1,206$0.03 / $0.12#176 of 195Granite 4.2 8B1,201$0.06 / $0.25

Embeddings · Embeddings

MTEB English v2 · Retrieval · English · 200 ranked
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RankModelScorePrice
#47 of 200Granite Embedding English R256.4—#56 of 200Granite Embedding 125M English55.7—#69 of 200Granite Embedding Small English R253.9—#84 of 200Granite Embedding 311M Multilingual R252.5—#92 of 200Granite Embedding 30M English51.8—#96 of 200Granite Embedding 278M Multilingual51.4—#106 of 200Granite Embedding 97M Multilingual R250.1—#116 of 200Granite Embedding 107M Multilingual47.9—

Embeddings · Multimodal

MIEB lite · Document Understanding · English · 89 ranked
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#34 of 89Granite Vision 3.3 2B Embedding80.6—

IBM API pricing?

6 models
ModelInputOutputCache readContextReleased ↓Status
Granite 4.2 3B
h$0.03$0.12—128KAug 2026
Granite 4.2 8B
h$0.06$0.25—128KAug 2026
Granite 4.2 30B
h$0.16$0.65—128KAug 2026
Granite 4.1 30B
Older
$0.10$0.25—131KApr 2026Older
Granite 4.0 Micro
h$0.017$0.11—131KSep 2025
Granite 4.0 H Small
$0.05$0.22—128KSep 2025
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Model lines?

GraniteGraniteGranite
4681012 May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Aug ’26 Release date Humanity's Last Exam
4681012 May ’26Jul ’26 Release date Humanity's Last Exam

Retired & older

ModelStatusReplace withStill onReleased
Granite 4.1 30B
Superseded
Superseded
Granite 4.2 30Bvs
—Apr 2026
Granite 4.1 3B
Superseded
Superseded
Granite 4.2 3Bvs
—Apr 2026
Granite 4.1 8B
Superseded
Superseded
Granite 4.2 8Bvs
—Apr 2026
Granite 4.0 1B
Superseded
Superseded
Granite 4.2 3Bvs
—Oct 2025

Compare IBM models?

Granite 4.2 30BvsGranite 4.2 8B62% cheaper · −13% scoreGranite 4.2 8BvsGranite 4.2 3B52% cheaper · −32% scoreGranite 4.2 30BvsGranite 4.1 30B62% cheaper · −63% scoreGranite 4.2 8BvsGranite 4.1 8B−61% scoreGranite 4.2 3BvsGranite 4.1 3B−48% score

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