Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4 vs Granite 3.3 8B Base

Comparing Claude Opus 4 and Granite 3.3 8B Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude Opus 4 and Granite 3.3 8B Base don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

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 Opus 4
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
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 Opus 4 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4 specifies output context (32,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
Input200,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4 and Granite 3.3 8B Base support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Opus 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4 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 Opus 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Granite 3.3 8B Base was released on 2025-04-16.

Claude Opus 4 is 1 month newer than Granite 3.3 8B Base.

Claude Opus 4

May 22, 2025

10 months ago

1mo newer
Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 16, 2025

12 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while Claude Opus 4'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 Opus 4's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4

—

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
IBM
Has open weights
AnthropicClaude Opus 4
IBMGranite 3.3 8B Base
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4 vs Granite 3.3 8B Base

Claude Opus 4 (Anthropic) and Granite 3.3 8B Base (IBM) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Claude Opus 4 scores MMMLU: 88.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.4%, GPQA: 79.6%, MMMU (validation): 76.5%, AIME 2025: 75.5%. Granite 3.3 8B Base scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, HellaSwag: 80.1%.
Claude Opus 4 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.
Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Opus 4 is developed by Anthropic and Granite 3.3 8B Base is developed by IBM.