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Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Granite 3.3 8B Base

Claude 3.7 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Anthropic · IBM · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (IFEval, MATH-500), while Granite 3.3 8B Base is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2024). Claude 3.7 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3.7 Sonnet

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks

Choose Granite 3.3 8B Base

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Anthropic
Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
Benchmark wins
2 of 3
1 of 3
Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
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Released
Feb 2025
Apr 2025
License
Proprietary
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Claude 3.7 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (IFEval, MATH-500), while Granite 3.3 8B Base is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2024).

Claude 3.7 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Thu Aug 27 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3.7 Sonnet specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3.7 Sonnet specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Granite 3.3 8B Base support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Granite 3.3 8B Base uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released on 2025-02-24, while Granite 3.3 8B Base was released on 2025-04-16.

Granite 3.3 8B Base is 2 months newer than Claude 3.7 Sonnet.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Feb 24, 2025

1.5 years ago

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 16, 2025

1.4 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while Claude 3.7 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Granite 3.3 8B Base's training data extends to 2024-04-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.7 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Granite 3.3 8B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet
✓ Preferred
Granite 3.3 8B Base
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Granite 3.3 8B Base.

Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Granite 3.3 8B Base?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude 3.7 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Granite 3.3 8B Base is made by IBM. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3.7 Sonnet compare to Granite 3.3 8B Base in benchmarks?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet scores MATH-500: 96.2%, IFEval: 93.2%, MMMLU: 86.1%, GPQA: 84.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.2%. Granite 3.3 8B Base scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, HellaSwag: 80.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Granite 3.3 8B Base?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Granite 3.3 8B Base supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Granite 3.3 8B Base?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Granite 3.3 8B Base?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Granite 3.3 8B Base is developed by IBM.

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