Granite 4.0 350M

Granite 4.0 350M

IBM · Released Oct 28, 2025
Intelligence #600 / 650
8.2 our score
AA Index #396 / 401
1.0 Artificial Analysis
Input Price
Not priced
Output Price
Not priced
Context
Not reported

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.

Rankings consider pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and real-world applicability and are refreshed as new models launch. Feedback?

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.

#600 of 650 overall

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.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 8% of models #600
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Granite 4.0 350M $0.00 in $0.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 $10.00 in $50.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 $5.00 in $25.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0.1Technical1.5Value0Content2
Performance profile

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.

© 2026 Design for Online Ltd. Registered in England and Wales No. 10328553. VAT Registered. Design for Online® and Forerunner® are registered trademarks.