Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o4-mini leads with 12.2% higher average benchmark score. Overall, o4-mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
OpenAI
o4-mini was created as part of the next generation of OpenAI's reasoning models, designed to continue advancing the balance between analytical capability and operational efficiency. Built to bring cutting-edge reasoning techniques to applications requiring quick turnaround, it represents the evolution of compact reasoning-focused models.
Launched on the same date

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16

o4-mini
OpenAI
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Base

o4-mini
Granite 3.3 8B Base
2024-04-01
o4-mini
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Granite 3.3 8B Base

o4-mini
OpenAI

Granite 3.3 8B Base

o4-mini

Granite 3.3 8B Base

o4-mini