Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Granite 3.3 8B Base leads with 4.6% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Base supports multimodal inputs. 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.
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B was developed as a compact yet capable model from Mistral AI, designed to provide strong instruction-following with just 8 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring efficient deployment while maintaining reliable performance, it represents Mistral's smallest production-ready offering.
6 months newer

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Base

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Ministral 8B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Ministral 8B Instruct