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Granite 3.0 8B Instruct

Granite 3.0 8B Instruct is an open-weight model from IBM. It ranks #371 of 351 on the LMArena text leaderboard with a rating of 1096.

LMArena text1096
Rank#371/351
95% interval1088–1105
Votes6.6K
Developer
IBM
Released
Nov 20, 2024
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IBM

IBM’s Granite models are open, licensed for business and built for enterprise use. Founded 1911, based in Armonk. ibm.com/granite

Questions

Who makes Granite 3.0 8B Instruct?

Granite 3.0 8B Instruct is made by IBM, founded 1911 and based in Armonk.

How does Granite 3.0 8B Instruct rank?

#371 of 351 on LMArena’s text leaderboard, rated 1096 (95% interval 1088–1105) from 6,638 votes, as of Oct 22, 2026.

Is Granite 3.0 8B Instruct open source?

Granite 3.0 8B Instruct has open weights under the Apache 2.0 license.

Sources

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