Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen2 7B Instruct leads with 6.7% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Base supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Qwen2 7B 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
Qwen2 7B was created as an efficient variant in the Qwen2 family, designed to provide capable instruction-following with 7 billion parameters. Built to serve as a practical foundation for applications requiring reliable language understanding, it balances performance with deployment efficiency.
8 months newer

Qwen2 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
2025-04-16
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Base

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Qwen2 7B Instruct