Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct leads with 4.4% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base was developed by IBM as an enterprise-focused foundation model, designed to provide a reliable starting point for business applications. Built with 8 billion parameters and trained on curated data, it serves as a foundation for domain-specific customization in enterprise contexts.
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.
Launched on the same date

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
2025-04-16
Average performance across 14 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Base

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct