Granite 4.0 1B
Analysis Summary
Granite 4.0 1B is IBM's one-billion-parameter model released in October 2025. It has measurements for general reasoning, mathematics, coding, science, instruction following, long-context handling, terminal use, and tool-oriented evaluation. Those results are low across the board, with particularly limited coding and instruction-following performance. No pricing, speed, or deployment information is supplied.
Its plausible role is restricted to simple local experiments, basic routing, or tightly constrained classification. It should not produce unsupervised client copy, manage SEO workflows, analyse lengthy documents, write production code, or operate tools. The smaller footprint could matter in a resource-limited environment, but no data demonstrates a corresponding economic benefit. Select it only after task-specific testing shows that its narrow capabilities meet the requirement.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Granite 4.0 1B is a small IBM model with low measured reasoning, coding, and instruction-following results. The supplied data does not support its use in dependable client production workflows.
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DFO Verdict
Granite 4.0 1B is a small IBM model with low measured reasoning, coding, and instruction-following results. The supplied data does not support its use in dependable client production workflows.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
1.6 Intelligence Index·6.3 Math Index
How Granite 4.0 1B compares
Granite 4.0 1B ranks #412 of 427 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Granite 4.0 1B is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
Compare shapes side-by-side →Frequently asked questions about Granite 4.0 1B
How much does Granite 4.0 1B cost?
Granite 4.0 1B is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created Granite 4.0 1B?
Granite 4.0 1B is developed by IBM and was released on October 28, 2025.