Granite 4.2 8B API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Granite 4.2 8B for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
CoreWeave
DeepInfraTime per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
Total 2 providers
Lowest Cost per Task
CoreWeaveDeepInfraCost per Intelligence Index task
Total 2 providers
Granite 4.2 8B is available through 2 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
- For time per task, CoreWeave (8.8 min) and DeepInfra (13.0 min) finish an Intelligence Index task fastest.
- For cost per task, CoreWeave ($0.0387) and DeepInfra ($0.0405) are the cheapest per Intelligence Index task.
- CoreWeave is both the quickest and the cheapest per task.
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: Granite 4.2 8B
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: Granite 4.2 8B
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: Granite 4.2 8B
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time per Intelligence Index Task: Granite 4.2 8B
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: Granite 4.2 8B
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: Granite 4.2 8B
Caching
Cache Hit Rate: Granite 4.2 8B
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: Granite 4.2 8B
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Granite 4.2 8B providers
Granite 4.2 8B is currently available through 2 API providers that we benchmark and track.
All 2 providers of Granite 4.2 8B support JSON mode for structured output.
All 2 providers of Granite 4.2 8B support function calling (tool use).
CoreWeave leads across all key metrics for Granite 4.2 8B, offering the lowest time per task, lowest latency, and most competitive pricing.
When choosing a provider for Granite 4.2 8B, consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Granite 4.2 8B's intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview