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Use IBM Granite 3.1 8B with Python
Updated 2026-05-21 · By XALEN
How to use IBM Granite 3.1 8B (Enterprise, 8B) with Python. Install, authenticate, and make your first API call in minutes. Working code example included.
Model
IBM Granite 3.1 8B
8B · 128K context · $0.01 input
Framework
Python
language · pip install xalen
1. Install
pip install xalen
2. Code
from xalen import XALEN
client = XALEN(api_key="xln_test_YOUR_KEY")
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="granite-3-1-8b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from Python!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
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