Is Granite 4.0 Micro or Seed-2.0-Lite cheaper?

Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper on output tokens ($0.15 vs $2.75 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Granite 4.0 Micro or Seed-2.0-Lite?

Seed-2.0-Lite has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Granite 4.0 Micro vs Seed-2.0-Lite

Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper on output tokens, while Seed-2.0-Lite offers a larger context window. Choose Granite 4.0 Micro or Seed-2.0-Lite based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Granite 4.0 Micro	Seed-2.0-Lite
Provider	AI/ML API	AI/ML API
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$0.34
Output / 1M tokens	$0.15	$2.75
Context window	131K	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Oct 2025	Feb 2026

Granite 4.0 Micro details →Seed-2.0-Lite details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.