Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct leads with 12.1% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, Llama 3.3 70B 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 3.3 70B was introduced with refinements to the Llama 3 architecture, designed to incorporate improvements in instruction-following and task performance. Built to continue the evolution of Meta's 70B tier, it provides enhanced quality while maintaining the deployment characteristics valued by the open-source community.
4 months newer

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-12-06

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
2025-04-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Bedrock

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together