Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Granite 3.3 8B Base supports multimodal inputs. Mistral NeMo Instruct is available on 2 providers. 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
Mistral Nemo was developed as a mid-sized instruction-tuned model, designed to balance capability with efficiency for practical deployments. Built to serve as a versatile foundation for various applications, it provides reliable performance across general language understanding and generation tasks.
9 months newer

Mistral NeMo Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-07-18

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Base

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Mistral NeMo Instruct
Mistral AI