API pricing

# IBM API pricing

> IBM API prices run from $0.017 per million input tokens (Granite 4.0 Micro) to $0.06 (Granite 4.2 8B). Its highest-ranked model, Granite 4.2 8B, costs $0.06 input and $0.25 output per million tokens.
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- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: IBM API Pricing (October 2026): Every Model per 1M Tokens

IBM API prices run from $0.017 per million input tokens (Granite 4.0 Micro) to $0.06 (Granite 4.2 8B). Its highest-ranked model, Granite 4.2 8B, costs $0.06 input and $0.25 output per million tokens.

Last verified October 10, 2026

API prices per million tokens
|  |  |  | Cached input |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Granite 4.0 Micro](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-0-micro) (open weights) | $0.017 | $0.11 | — | **$0.0408** | 131K | 29.0 |
| [Granite 4.2 8B](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-8b) (open weights) | $0.06 | $0.25 | $0.015 | **$0.11** | 131K | 40.5 |

## Prices on other platforms

The same models are often sold through clouds and resellers at different rates.

| Model | Route | Input | Output | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Granite 4.2 8B](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-8b) | openrouter | $0.06 | $0.25 | 2026-10-10 |
| [Granite 4.0 Micro](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-0-micro) | openrouter | $0.017 | $0.11 | 2026-10-10 |

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does the IBM API cost?

IBM API prices run from $0.017 per million input tokens (Granite 4.0 Micro) to $0.06 (Granite 4.2 8B). Its highest-ranked model, Granite 4.2 8B, costs $0.06 input and $0.25 output per million tokens.

### Does IBM discount cached input?

Yes. Cached input is billed at a lower rate on 1 of the 2 priced models; the cached rate is listed next to each model.