Granite 4.2 8B vs LFM3-1.7B
Prices checked
Granite 4.2 8B and LFM3-1.7B split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
Granite 4.2 8B
131k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.11/M tokensOpenRouter's own price · 5.1¢ per 1,000 pages
LFM3-1.7B
262k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.11/M tokensLiquid AI's own price · 6¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.06/M
$0.08/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.25/M
$0.20/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.11/M
$0.11/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
5.1¢
6¢
Context
131k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
31 Aug 2026
6 Nov 2026
Providers selling it
11
6
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 4
NanoGPT$0.05 / $0.08
Kilo Gateway$0.08 / $0.11
Nous Portal$0.11 / $0.11
OpenRouter$0.11 / $0.11
Granite 4.2 8B, then LFM3-1.7B, per million tokens.
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Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
- 6¢ / $0.25 6¢ / $0.15
- Nous Portal · 30% dearer · 6¢ / $0.25 6¢ / $0.15
- OpenRouter · 30% dearer · 6¢ / $0.25 6¢ / $0.15
- NanoGPT · 44% cheaper · 6¢ / 1.5¢ $0.10 / 5¢
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or LFM3-1.7B?
- Granite 4.2 8B, at $0.11 per million tokens against $0.11 for LFM3-1.7B, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 7 Nov 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Granite 4.2 8B: nobody sells it below OpenRouter's own price with a stated reason, so $0.11 is the number to beat. LFM3-1.7B: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.11 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 4 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- LFM3-1.7B, at 262k tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax, read 7 Nov 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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