Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct leads with 3.5% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Command R+ is available on 2 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Cohere
Command R+ was developed by Cohere as an advanced language model designed for enterprise applications requiring retrieval-augmented generation. Built to excel at combining external knowledge with language understanding, it serves businesses needing reliable, factually-grounded AI assistance with strong reasoning and multilingual capabilities.
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.
7 months newer

Command R+
Cohere
2024-08-30

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Command R+

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

Command R+
Bedrock
Cohere


Command R+

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Command R+

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct