GLM 5.1vsGranite 4.2 8B
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than GLM 5.1 at $0.1/M vs $1.4/M input tokens.
| Spec | GLM 5.1 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.4/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $4.4/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 203K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Our Verdict
GLM 5.1
Granite 4.2 8BRunner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GLM 5.1 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 29x less per token.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GLM 5.1
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
Granite 4.2 8B
Input
$0.10
14× cheaper
Output
$0.15
29× cheaper
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both: 14× input, 29× output.
Where to run it
17 hosts, cheapest first
GLM 5.115 hosts
Baidu Qianfanfp8$0.96 in$3.03 out203k99.8% upStreamLakefp8$0.97 in$3.04 out200k99.6% upDeepInfrafp4$1.05 in$3.50 out203k100% upSiliconFlowfp8$1.19 in$3.74 out205k99.9% upCrusoefp8$1.20 in$4.40 out203k99.8% upAtlasCloudfp8$1.26 in$3.96 out203k99.6% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
Alibaba Cloudfp8$1.33 in$4.18 out203k100% upNovitafp8$1.38 in$4.40 out205k99.7% upFriendli$1.40 in$4.40 out203k99.9% upGMI Cloudfp8$1.40 in$4.40 out203k99.2% upNebiusfp8$1.40 in$4.40 out203k90.8% upZ.aifp8$1.40 in$4.40 out203k99.7% upVenicefp8$1.54 in$4.84 out200k93.6% upChutesfp8degraded$0.98 in$3.08 out203k78% upPhaladegraded$1.21 in$4.20 out203k76.7% up
Granite 4.2 8B2 hosts
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
54%
Granite 4.2 8B uses 48.8x more emoji
GLM 5.1
Granite 4.2 8B
54%Vocabulary49%
18wSentence Length18w
0.31Hedging0.42
3.6Bold2.2
2.6Lists1.9
0.00Emoji0.49
0.43Headings0.11
0.11Transitions0.18
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