Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct leads with 4.6% 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 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 7B was created as an efficient instruction-tuned model, designed to provide capable performance with just 7 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring reliable language understanding with minimal computational overhead, it serves as an accessible entry point to the Qwen 2.5 family.
6 months newer

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Base
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Together

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct