Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct leads with 1.8% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Base supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base is a multimodal language model developed by IBM. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 64.3% across 20 benchmarks. It excels particularly in HumanEval (89.7%), AttaQ (88.5%), HumanEval+ (86.1%). As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents IBM's latest advancement in AI technology.
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is a language model developed by Meta. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 74.7% across 18 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM-8K (CoT) (95.1%), ARC-C (94.8%), API-Bank (90.0%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 9 API providers. Released in 2024, it represents Meta's latest advancement in AI technology.
8 months newer
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 33 common benchmarks
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Base
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Bedrock
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
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