Granite 4.0 Micro vs Reka Edge
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
| Specification |
by IBM
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by Reka
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget |
| Released | Oct 19, 2025 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.017/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Output | $0.112/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.041/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 66K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
textimagevideoaudio
|
| Benchmarks sources: Artificial Analysis, IBM model card, IBM model card (5-shot) / Reka tech report | ||
| HumanEval | 80 vendor | 54.3 vendor |
| MMMLU | 55.14 vendor | — |
| BFCL | 59.98 vendor | — |
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | 2 | — |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
IBM — $0.017/$0.112/Mtok
|
Reka — $0.100/$0.100/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | Granite 4.0 Micro | Reka Edge | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.04 | $0.1 | $0.06 (60%) |
| 10M tokens | $0.41 | $1 | $0.59 (59%) |
| 100M tokens | $4.08 | $10 | $5.93 (59.3%) |
| 1000M tokens | $40.75 | $100 | $59.25 (59.3%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above- cost dominates: $0.041/Mtok blended vs $0.100 — 59.3% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you need the longer context: 128K tokens vs 66K (1.9×)
- you want open weights — self-host it, fine-tune it, or exit the API entirely; Reka Edge is closed
- this pairing gives Reka Edge no edge on price, context, cache discount, or measured performance — pick it only for qualitative fit (ecosystem, compliance, model behavior on your prompts)
The cheaper option here — Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.041/Mtok blended on IBM.
Summary
Granite 4.0 Micro by IBM costs $0.017/Mtok input and $0.112/Mtok output, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text input.
Reka Edge by Reka costs $0.100/Mtok input and $0.100/Mtok output, with a 66K-token context window. It supports text, image, video, audio input.
On a blended cost basis, Granite 4.0 Micro is 59.3% cheaper than Reka Edge.It also has a larger context window.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.