Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads with 7.4% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Base supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Qwen2.5 32B 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 32B was created as a larger variant in the Qwen 2.5 family, designed to deliver enhanced capabilities with 32 billion parameters. Built to serve applications requiring stronger reasoning and generation quality, it represents a powerful option for demanding language understanding tasks.
6 months newer

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Base
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct