Granite 4.0 Micro
$0.017 per 1M input tokens and $0.112 per 1M output tokens · 131K context · JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Granite 4.0 Micro costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $15.53 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $2.37 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $8.81 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.298 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $20.34 |
Price history
We started tracking Granite 4.0 Micro on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Cheaper alternatives to Granite 4.0 Micro
Models with the same structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ling 3.0 Flash inclusionAI | $0.021 | $0.063 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Lyria 3 Clip Preview | $0 | $0 | 1.05M | visionJSON |
| Lyria 3 Pro Preview | $0 | $0 | 1.05M | visionJSON |
| Mistral Nemo Mistral AI | $0.029 | $0.03 | 131K | toolsJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Granite 4.0 Micro
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $15.53 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Ling 3.0 Flash (similar capabilities) | $9.22 | $6.30 (41%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Granite 4.0 Micro.
Specifications
| Model ID | ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | No |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | Yes — ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro |
| Released | Oct 20, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Granite 4.0 Micro cost?
- $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.112 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Granite 4.0 Micro?
- 131K tokens, with up to 118K output tokens per response.
- Does Granite 4.0 Micro support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: no. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Granite 4.0 Micro?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.021 / $0.063), Lyria 3 Clip Preview ($0 / $0), Lyria 3 Pro Preview ($0 / $0).
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