IBM watsonx Pricing
IBM watsonx charges from $0.100 per 1 million output tokens, depending on the model. Ibm Granite Guardian 3.2 2B is the cheapest at $0.100/1M output and $0.100/1M input; its current flagship Core42 Jais 13B Chat costs $2000.00/1M output. The largest context window is 131K tokens (Ibm Granite 4 H Small). Prices are USD, current as of October 12, 2026.
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Cheapest input
$0.064/1M
Ibm Granite 4 H Small
Cheapest output
$0.100/1M
Ibm Granite Guardian 3.2 2B
Longest context
131K
Ibm Granite 4 H Small
Models priced
30
Avg $67.93/1M output
Pricing by model
All prices in USD per 1 million tokens. All 30 priced models, cheapest first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibm Granite Guardian 3.2 2B | $0.100 | $0.100 | 8K |
| Ibm Granite Vision 3.2 2B | $0.100 | $0.100 | 8K |
| Meta Llama Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | $0.100 | $0.100 | 128K |
| Meta Llama Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | $0.150 | $0.150 | 128K |
| Ibm Granite 3 8B Instruct | $0.200 | $0.200 | 8K |
| Ibm Granite 3.3 8B Instruct | $0.200 | $0.200 | 8K |
| Ibm Granite Guardian 3.3 8B | $0.200 | $0.200 | 8K |
| Ibm Granite 4 H Small | $0.064 | $0.265 | 131K |
| Mistralai Mistral Small 2503 | $0.100 | $0.300 | 32K |
| Mistralai Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 2503 | $0.106 | $0.318 | 131K |
| Meta Llama Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct | $0.350 | $0.350 | 128K |
| Meta Llama Llama Guard 3 11B Vision | $0.350 | $0.350 | 128K |
| Mistralai Pixtral 12B 2409 | $0.350 | $0.350 | 128K |
| Ibm Granite Ttm 1024 96 R2 | $0.380 | $0.380 | 512 |
| Ibm Granite Ttm 1536 96 R2 | $0.380 | $0.380 | 512 |
| Ibm Granite Ttm 512 96 R2 | $0.380 | $0.380 | 512 |
| Google Flan T5 Xl 3B | $0.600 | $0.600 | 8K |
| Ibm Granite 13B Chat | $0.600 | $0.600 | 8K |
| Ibm Granite 13B Instruct | $0.600 | $0.600 | 8K |
| OpenAI GPT Oss 120B | $0.159 | $0.636 | 131K |
| Meta Llama Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | $0.753 | $0.753 | 131K |
| Meta Llama Llama 4 Maverick 17B | $0.371 | $1.48 | 131K |
| Meta Llama Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128e Instruct Fp8 | $0.371 | $1.48 | 131K |
| Sdaia Allam 1 13B Instruct | $1.80 | $1.80 | 8K |
| Bigscience Mt0 Xxl | $1.91 | $1.91 | 4K |
| Bigscience Mt0 Xxl 13B | $1.91 | $1.91 | 4K |
| Meta Llama Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct | $2.00 | $2.00 | 128K |
| Mistralai Mistral Large | $3.00 | $10.00 | 131K |
| Mistralai Mistral Medium 2505 | $3.00 | $10.00 | 128K |
| Core42 Jais 13B Chat | $500.00 | $2000.00 | 8K |
Frequently asked questions
How much does IBM watsonx cost per 1M tokens?
IBM watsonx pricing starts at $0.100 per 1 million output tokens (Ibm Granite Guardian 3.2 2B) across 30 models, with its current flagship Core42 Jais 13B Chat at $2000.00. Older premium models in the catalog list higher. Rates current as of October 12, 2026.
What is the cheapest IBM watsonx model?
Ibm Granite Guardian 3.2 2B is the cheapest IBM watsonx model on output tokens at $0.100 per 1M, while Ibm Granite 4 H Small is cheapest on input at $0.064 per 1M. Which wins for you depends on your input-to-output ratio.
What is the largest IBM watsonx context window?
Ibm Granite 4 H Small has the largest context window in the IBM watsonx catalog at 131K input tokens, with up to 131K output tokens per response.
How do I calculate my actual IBM watsonx bill?
Multiply your input tokens by the input rate and your output tokens by the output rate, both per million, then add retries and any conversation history resent on each turn. Calcaas does this against your real usage pattern and shows the margin left at your price point.
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What will this actually cost you?
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