IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro API Pricing
IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.017 per 1M input tokens and $0.112 per 1M output tokens. Context window: 131K. Prices verified 2026-10-21 · source
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What would IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro cost you per month?
| Workload | Requests/mo | Avg tokens (in/out) | Est. monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light chatbot | 10,000 | 800 / 400 | $0.58 |
| Coding agent | 5,000 | 8,000 / 2,000 | $1.80 |
| RAG pipeline | 30,000 | 4,000 / 500 | $3.72 |
| Doc summarizer | 2,000 | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.90 |
Estimates use list prices without prompt caching. Caching can cut input cost by up to 90% on repeated context.
About IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro
Granite-4.0-H-Micro is a 3B parameter from the Granite 4 family of models. These models are the latest in a series of models released by IBM. They are fine-tuned for long...
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Frequently asked questions
How much does IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro cost?
IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.017 per 1M input tokens and $0.112 per 1M output tokens. Verified 2026-10-21 — provider source.
What is the context window?
131K tokens, with up to 118K output tokens per response. That's roughly 164 pages of text in a single request.
Does it support prompt caching?
Prompt-caching pricing is not published for this model via OpenRouter.
What's a cheaper alternative?
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Official resources
- IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro on OpenRouter — live endpoint, pricing source of record.
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