DeepSeek R1 Zero vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Zero and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Zero outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, MATH-500), while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek R1 Zero significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$0.50
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

663.0B diff

DeepSeek R1 Zero has 663.0B more parameters than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct, making it 8287.5% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
671.0Bparameters
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
671.0B
DeepSeek R1 Zero
8.0B
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Granite 3.3 8B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Granite 3.3 8B Instruct specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Zero does not.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Zero is licensed under MIT, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

DeepSeek R1 Zero

MIT

Open weights

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Zero was released on 2025-01-20, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was released on 2025-04-16.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is 3 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Zero.

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Jan 20, 2025

1.1 years ago

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 16, 2025

11 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while DeepSeek R1 Zero's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Granite 3.3 8B Instruct's training data extends to 2024-04-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Zero's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Higher AIME 2024 score (86.7% vs 81.2%)
Higher MATH-500 score (95.9% vs 69.0%)
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct