Question 1

What is Granite 4.2 8B?

Accepted Answer

Granite 4.2 8B is a model from IBM, released on Aug 25, 2026. 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,...

Question 2

How much does Granite 4.2 8B cost?

Accepted Answer

On the Respan gateway, input starts at $0.06 per 1M tokens on every provider, and output starts at $0.25 per 1M tokens on every provider, after gateway discounts.

Question 3

Which providers serve Granite 4.2 8B on Respan?

Accepted Answer

2 providers serve Granite 4.2 8B: DeepInfra and OpenRouter.

Question 4

What is Granite 4.2 8B's context window?

Accepted Answer

Granite 4.2 8B accepts up to 131K tokens of context on its largest provider route.

Question 5

How do I use Granite 4.2 8B with the Respan gateway?

Accepted Answer

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at https://api.respan.ai/api/ with your Respan API key and set the model to "granite-4.2-8b". To set it up with a coding agent, copy the agent setup prompt at the top of this page.

Question 6

How fast is Granite 4.2 8B?

Accepted Answer

Over the last 30 days of requests through the Respan gateway, the fastest provider was OpenRouter at 54 tokens per second, and the lowest response latency was 26.4 seconds on OpenRouter. Speed varies with request size and provider.

Provider	Context	Input	Output	Capabilities
DeepInfra`deepinfra/ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b`	131K	$0.06/M	$0.25/M
OpenRouter`openrouter/ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b`	131K	$0.06/M	$0.25/M

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