Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Granite 3.3 8B Base Comparison

Comparing Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Granite 3.3 8B Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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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

1.1 years ago

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 16, 2025

11 months 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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher IFEval score (93.2% vs 74.8%)
Higher MATH-500 score (96.2% vs 69.0%)
Has open weights
Higher AIME 2024 score (81.2% vs 80.0%)
AnthropicClaude 3.7 Sonnet
IBMGranite 3.3 8B Base

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base