Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct leads with 15.2% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
8 months newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Bedrock

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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