Granite 4.0 350M
Analysis Summary
This is a tiny, efficiency-focused model from IBM aimed at edge and embedded use cases rather than general business tasks. Its reasoning and coding capability are minimal, with very low scores across the available benchmarks.
It is not suited to client-facing content, coding, or agentic workflows. Consider it only for constrained, low-resource deployments where model size matters more than capability.
Assessed July 29, 2026
Editorial notes
Granite 4.0 350M is IBM's smallest edge model, built for lightweight on-device tasks rather than general reasoning or business content work.
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DFO Verdict
Granite 4.0 350M is IBM's smallest edge model, built for lightweight on-device tasks rather than general reasoning or business content work.
How Granite 4.0 350M compares
Granite 4.0 350M ranks #396 of 401 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Granite 4.0 350M 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 content. 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 350M
How much does Granite 4.0 350M cost?
Granite 4.0 350M is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created Granite 4.0 350M?
Granite 4.0 350M is developed by IBM and was released on October 28, 2025.
