Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct leads with 5.5% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Base supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Qwen2.5 14B Instruct 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 14B was developed as a mid-sized instruction-tuned model, designed to balance capability and efficiency for diverse language tasks. Built with 14 billion parameters, it provides strong performance for applications requiring reliable instruction-following without the resource demands of larger models.
6 months newer

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Base
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct