Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude 3 Sonnet leads with 8.3% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3 Sonnet is available on 3 providers. Overall, Claude 3 Sonnet is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet was introduced as the balanced middle tier of the Claude 3 family, offering a combination of strong capabilities and operational speed. Designed to provide an optimal tradeoff between intelligence and performance for everyday tasks, it served as a versatile solution for a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications.
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was created as the instruction-tuned version of the Granite base model, designed to follow instructions reliably in enterprise settings. Built to serve business applications requiring dependable language understanding, it provides IBM's accessible interface for enterprise AI.
1 year newer

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
2024-02-29

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Sonnet

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Claude 3 Sonnet

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct