IBM watsonx models & pricing
IBM watsonx hosts 31 models (29 with public pricing) covering 2 modalities. Enterprise foundation models — Granite, Llama, Mistral with AI governance. Cheapest input starts at $0.0636/M tokens; the most premium goes up to $3.00/M. Use Future AGI's Agent Command Center to route any IBM watsonx model with cost-optimized fallback and unified observability.
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| Model ↕ | Input / 1M ↕ | Output / 1M ↕ | Blended ↕ | Context ↕ | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite 4 H Small | $0.0636/M | $0.265/M | $0.114/M | 131,072 | tools |
| Granite Guardian 3.2 2B | $0.1000/M | $0.1000/M | $0.1000/M | 8,192 | |
| Granite Vision 3.2 2B | $0.1000/M | $0.1000/M | $0.1000/M | 8,192 | vision |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | $0.1000/M | $0.1000/M | $0.1000/M | 128,000 | tools |
| Mistral Small 2503 | $0.1000/M | $0.300/M | $0.150/M | 32,000 | tools |
| Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 2503 | $0.106/M | $0.318/M | $0.159/M | 131,072 | tools |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | $0.150/M | $0.150/M | $0.150/M | 128,000 | tools |
| gpt-oss 120B | $0.159/M | $0.636/M | $0.278/M | 131,072 | |
| Granite 3.3 8B Instruct | $0.200/M | $0.200/M | $0.200/M | 8,192 | tools |
| Granite 3 8B Instruct | $0.200/M | $0.200/M | $0.200/M | 8,192 | tools · cache |
| Granite Guardian 3.3 8B | $0.200/M | $0.200/M | $0.200/M | 8,192 | |
| Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct | $0.350/M | $0.350/M | $0.350/M | 128,000 | tools · vision |
| Llama Guard 3 11B Vision | $0.350/M | $0.350/M | $0.350/M | 128,000 | vision |
| Pixtral 12B 2409 | $0.350/M | $0.350/M | $0.350/M | 128,000 | vision |
| Llama 4 Maverick 17B | $0.371/M | $1.48/M | $0.649/M | 131,072 | tools |
| Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128e Instruct FP8 | $0.371/M | $1.48/M | $0.649/M | 131,072 | tools |
| Granite Ttm 1024.96 R2 | $0.380/M | $0.380/M | $0.380/M | 512 | |
| Granite Ttm 1536.96 R2 | $0.380/M | $0.380/M | $0.380/M | 512 | |
| Granite Ttm 512.96 R2 | $0.380/M | $0.380/M | $0.380/M | 512 | |
| Google Flan T5 Xl 3B | $0.600/M | $0.600/M | $0.600/M | 8,192 | |
| Granite 13B Chat v2 | $0.600/M | $0.600/M | $0.600/M | 8,192 | |
| Granite 13B Instruct v2 | $0.600/M | $0.600/M | $0.600/M | 8,192 | |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | $0.753/M | $0.753/M | $0.753/M | 131,072 | tools |
| Sdaia Allam 1 13B Instruct | $1.80/M | $1.80/M | $1.80/M | 8,192 | |
| Bigscience Mt0 Xxl | $1.91/M | $1.91/M | $1.91/M | 4,096 | |
| Bigscience Mt0 Xxl 13B | $1.91/M | $1.91/M | $1.91/M | 4,096 | |
| Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct | $2.00/M | $2.00/M | $2.00/M | 128,000 | tools · vision |
| Mistral Large | $3.00/M | $10.00/M | $4.75/M | 131,072 | tools · cache |
| Mistral Medium 2505 | $3.00/M | $10.00/M | $4.75/M | 128,000 | tools |
| Core42 Jais 13B Chat | — | — | — | 8,192 |
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| Model ↕ | Input / 1M ↕ | Output / 1M ↕ | Blended ↕ | Context ↕ | Caps |
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| Whisper Large V3 Turbo | — | — | — | — |
FAQ
How many IBM watsonx models are there?
31 IBM watsonx models are listed across 2 modalities on this page. 29 have public per-token pricing.
How is IBM watsonx pricing verified?
Pricing is aggregated from BerriAI/litellm, models.dev, and OpenRouter and refreshed weekly. Each row shows a per-model "verified" date. If a price is wrong, click the row to open the model page and use the inline "suggest edit" link — submissions go into a public review queue.
Which IBM watsonx model is cheapest?
Input pricing on IBM watsonx starts at $0.0636 per 1M tokens. Sort the table by price (or use the in-page filter at the top) to find the cheapest model that matches your capability requirements.
Can I route to IBM watsonx via an OpenAI-compatible API?
Yes — point your OpenAI client at Future AGI's Agent Command Center, configure a IBM watsonx target, and call IBM watsonx models with the standard /v1/chat/completions surface. The same gateway can route to other providers as fallback. Free for the first 100K requests/month.