AI model · by IBM
Granite 4.2 8B
Granite 4.2 8B is IBM's open model aimed at math, coding, multi-step problems and tool calling, available under Apache 2.0 for commercial and research work.
- Released 25 Aug 2026
- 131K tokens context
- Open weights · Apache 2.0
- Checked against IBM's page 19 Oct 2026
What Granite 4.2 8B is for
IBM built Granite 4.2 8B for math, coding, and complex multi-step problems, using native chain-of-thought reasoning. IBM says it works out which tools to call, and why, when generating function calls. It is released under Apache 2.0 for commercial and research use, with a release date of August 25, 2026. IBM adds that languages beyond the supported ones might function, but testing for them is incomplete.
What IBM says it does well
- Native chain-of-thought reasoning that improves performance on math, coding, and complex multi-step problems.
- Reasoning-augmented tool calling that reasons about which tools to invoke and why.
- Released under Apache 2.0 license for commercial and research use.
Limits IBM mentions
- Languages other than the listed twelve may work but have not been fully tested.