Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview leads with 10.9% higher average benchmark score. Overall, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemma 2 9B was created as a more compact open-source model, designed to deliver capable performance with reduced computational requirements. Built with 9 billion parameters and instruction tuning, it serves applications where efficiency and accessibility are valued alongside the benefits of open-source availability.
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Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was introduced as an experimental ultra-compact model, designed to demonstrate IBM's progress in efficient model development. Built to explore the boundaries of what small models can achieve for enterprise applications, it represents an early look at next-generation Granite capabilities.
10 months newer

Gemma 2 9B
2024-06-27

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
IBM
2025-05-02
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 2 9B

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Gemma 2 9B

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview