Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was created as the instruction-tuned version of the Granite base model, designed to follow instructions reliably in enterprise settings. Built to serve business applications requiring dependable language understanding, it provides IBM's accessible interface for enterprise AI.
xAI
Grok 4 Heavy was created as a larger, more capable variant of Grok 4, designed to provide maximum reasoning depth and analytical capability. Built for the most demanding applications requiring sophisticated problem-solving, it represents xAI's flagship offering in the fourth generation.
2 months newer

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
2025-04-16

Grok-4 Heavy
xAI
2025-07-09
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
2024-04-01
Grok-4 Heavy
2024-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Grok-4 Heavy

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Grok-4 Heavy