Granite 4.0 Micro vs LFM2.5 8B A1B
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
| Specification |
by IBM
|
by Together
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget Open weights |
| Released | Oct 19, 2025 | May 27, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.017/Mtok | $0.030/Mtok |
| Output | $0.112/Mtok | $0.120/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.041/Mtok | $0.052/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 33K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | 8.5B (A1B) |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: Artificial Analysis, IBM model card, IBM model card (5-shot) / Artificial Analysis | ||
| MMMLU | 55.14 vendor | — |
| BFCL | 59.98 vendor | — |
| HumanEval | 80 vendor | — |
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | 2 | — |
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | — | -33.2 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
IBM — $0.017/$0.112/Mtok
|
Together — $0.030/$0.120/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | Granite 4.0 Micro | LFM2.5 8B A1B | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.01 (19%) |
| 10M tokens | $0.41 | $0.53 | $0.12 (22.9%) |
| 100M tokens | $4.08 | $5.25 | $1.17 (22.3%) |
| 1000M tokens | $40.75 | $52.5 | $11.75 (22.4%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above- cost dominates: $0.041/Mtok blended vs $0.052 — 22.4% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you need the longer context: 128K tokens vs 33K (3.9×)
- this pairing gives LFM2.5 8B A1B 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.
LFM2.5 8B A1B by Together costs $0.030/Mtok input and $0.120/Mtok output, with a 33K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, Granite 4.0 Micro is 22.4% cheaper than LFM2.5 8B A1B.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.