What is the cheapest IBM model?

Granite 4.0 Micro, at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.112 per million output tokens.

How much does Granite 4.2 8B cost?

$0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens at list price.

How many IBM models are available through the API?

2 are listed on OpenRouter right now, 2 of them paid.

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IBM API pricing

Every IBM model available through OpenRouter, at IBM's list price per million tokens.

Newest

Granite 4.2 8B

$0.06 in · $0.25 out

Cheapest

Granite 4.0 Micro

$0.017 in · $0.112 out

Most expensive

Granite 4.2 8B

$0.06 in · $0.25 out

All IBM models and prices

Model	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Blended 3:1	Context
Granite 4.2 8B	$0.06	$0.25	$0.107	131K
Granite 4.0 Micro	$0.017	$0.112	$0.041	131K

Per million tokens, list price. Newest first.

Where to buy IBM API credits for less

IBM models cost the same per token wherever they're billed through OpenRouter. The credits don't. Live quotes for $100 of usage:

#	Where you buy	You payYou pay for $100.00 of usage	vs list price	Price source
1	OrbioCardCheapest right now Credits from a discount book, plus a 5% platform fee and card processing, both included in the quote.	$85.10 incl. $2.60 card processing	-14.9%	live quote
2	smaaartCard Credits from a discount book, plus a 5% platform fee on face value. Card processing and taxes shown at checkout.	$95.00 + card processing and tax at checkout (not in this number)	-5.0%	live quote
3	Direct from the labCard Prepaid credits at face value (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google…). Taxes may apply.	$100.00 no top-up fee	list price	face value
4	OpenRouterCrypto 5% on crypto purchases. No markup on model prices.	$105.00 fees included	+5.0%	published fee
5	OpenRouterCard 5.5% on card purchases, $0.80 minimum. No markup on model prices.	$105.50 fees included	+5.5%	published fee

Disclosure: this site is run by the team behind smaaart, one of the options compared. Tables are ranked by price only, from live quotes and published fees, including when smaaart isn't first. How we compare