Model Comparison

Claude 3 Opus vs IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 5 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, DROP, GSM8k, HumanEval, MMLU), while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Opus specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Opus specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview does not.

Claude 3 Opus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Opus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Opus is licensed under a proprietary license, while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was released on 2025-05-02.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is 14 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

May 2, 2025

1.0 years ago

1.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (86.8% vs 55.7%)
Higher DROP score (83.1% vs 46.2%)
Higher GSM8k score (95.0% vs 70.1%)
Higher HumanEval score (84.9% vs 82.4%)
Higher MMLU score (86.8% vs 60.4%)
IBM
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview.

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview?

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is made by IBM. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3 Opus compare to IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%. IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview scores AttaQ: 86.1%, HumanEval: 82.4%, HumanEval+: 78.3%, GSM8k: 70.1%, IFEval: 63.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Opus and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview?

Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview 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 Opus and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Opus and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview?

Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is developed by IBM.