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granite-4.1-8b vs granite-vision-4.1-4b
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FieldAt a glance
IBM · activegranite-4.1-8bVerified Aug 28, 2026
IBM · activegranite-vision-4.1-4bVerified Aug 28, 2026
Technical differences
Side-by-side facts
| Field | granite-4.1-8b | granite-vision-4.1-4b |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | IBM | IBM |
| Family | Granite 4 1 8b | Granite Vision 4 1 4b |
| Model | granite-4.1-8b | granite-vision-4.1-4b |
| Version | granite-4.1-8b | granite-vision-4.1-4b |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131072 | 131072 |
| Total parameters | 8791592960 | 3997203904 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | chat, generation, tools |
13 comparable fields · 5 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
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Comparable performance
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granite-4.1-8b capabilities
Input price$0.050
Output price$0.10
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Canonical IDibm-granite/granite-4.1-8b
granite-vision-4.1-4b capabilities
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Output price—
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Canonical IDibm-granite/granite-vision-4.1-4b
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