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title: "granite-4.1-8b - Model Details & Comparison"
description: "granite-4.1-8b from Wandb: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models."
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# granite-4.1-8b - Model Details & Comparison

> granite-4.1-8b from Wandb: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models.

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## About granite-4.1-8b

granite-4.1-8b is a chat model from Wandb, one of 37 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.10 per 1M output tokens, ranking 170 out of 3648 chat models by cost and cheaper than 95% of models in this category. It accepts up to 131K input tokens.

## Specifications

- **Wandb Provider.**
- **Chat Mode.**
- **131,072 Max Input Tokens.**
- **131,072 Max Tokens.**
- **$0.05 / 1M tokens Input Price.**
- **$0.10 / 1M tokens Output Price.**

## granite-4.1-8b Pricing Overview

At $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.10 per 1M output tokens, granite-4.1-8b ranks 170 out of 3648 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.57 for chat models, and is cheaper than 95% of models in this category.

## Models to Compare

Alternatives to granite-4.1-8b with comparable capabilities.

| Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.24 |
| gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 | Azure | $0.06 | $0.44 |
| gpt-5-nano | Azure | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| FW-Nemotron-Lightning-3.5-30B-A3B | Azure | $0.06 | $0.22 |
| ministral-3b | Azure | $0.04 | $0.04 |

- [Compare amazon.nova-lite-v1:0](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/bedrock/amazon.nova-lite-v1-0.md)
- [Compare gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07.md)
- [Compare gpt-5-nano](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/gpt-5-nano.md)
- [Compare FW-Nemotron-Lightning-3.5-30B-A3B](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/fw-nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b.md)
- [Compare ministral-3b](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/ministral-3b.md)

## Related Resources

- [Calculate granite-4.1-8b costs](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/wandb/model/granite-4.1-8b.md)
- [All Wandb pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/wandb.md)

## FAQ

### Is granite-4.1-8b cheaper than amazon.nova-lite-v1:0?

Yes. granite-4.1-8b costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens compared to amazon.nova-lite-v1:0's $0.06 per 1M input tokens, making it 20% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, prompt caching, structured output.

### How does granite-4.1-8b pricing compare to the average chat model?

granite-4.1-8b input pricing is $0.05 per 1M tokens, which is 91% below the median of $0.57 for chat models. It ranks 170 out of 3648 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 95% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.10 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.65.

### What makes granite-4.1-8b different from other Wandb models?

Among Wandb's 37 chat models, granite-4.1-8b ranks 4 by input cost.

### What are the best alternatives to granite-4.1-8b?

The most comparable chat models to granite-4.1-8b are: amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.06/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 from Azure ($0.06/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano from Azure ($0.05/1M input tokens); FW-Nemotron-Lightning-3.5-30B-A3B from Azure ($0.06/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.

### How do I calculate granite-4.1-8b costs?

granite-4.1-8b is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.05 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.10.

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- [Docs: Bifrost docs](https://docs.getbifrost.ai)
- [GitHub: maximhq/bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost)
- [Pricing: Bifrost pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/pricing)
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