Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct leads with 4.4% 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 Coder 7B was created as an efficient coding-specialized model, designed to bring strong programming capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built with 7 billion parameters optimized for code understanding and generation, it provides developers with a lightweight option for code-related tasks.
6 months newer

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Base

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct