Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Granite 3.3 8B Base leads with 4.7% 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 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.
Amazon
Nova Micro is a language model developed by Amazon. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 67.0% across 17 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM8k (92.3%), ARC-C (90.2%), Translation Set1→en COMET22 (88.7%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. Released in 2024, it represents Amazon's latest advancement in AI technology.
4 months newer
Nova Micro
Amazon
2024-11-20
Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 31 common benchmarks
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Nova Micro
Granite 3.3 8B Base
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Nova Micro
Bedrock
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Nova Micro
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Nova Micro