Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Mistral Large 2 leads with 10.9% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Mistral Large 2 is available on 2 providers. Overall, Mistral Large 2 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.
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 2 was introduced as the second generation of Mistral's flagship model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities across diverse language tasks. Built with enhanced reasoning, coding, and multilingual abilities, it represents Mistral's most advanced offering for enterprise and demanding applications.
8 months newer

Mistral Large 2
Mistral AI
2024-07-24

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

Mistral Large 2
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Mistral Large 2

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Mistral Large 2

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Mistral Large 2
Mistral AI