Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Granite 3.3 8B Base Comparison

Comparing Gemini 2.5 Flash and Granite 3.3 8B Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2024), while Granite 3.3 8B Base is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most 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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Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$2.50
Best providerGoogle
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 Gemini 2.5 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.5 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 2.5 Flash and Granite 3.3 8B Base support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash 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.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash was released on 2025-05-20, while Granite 3.3 8B Base was released on 2025-04-16.

Gemini 2.5 Flash is 1 month newer than Granite 3.3 8B Base.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

May 20, 2025

9 months ago

1mo newer
Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 16, 2025

11 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Granite 3.3 8B Base has a cutoff of 2024-04-01.

Gemini 2.5 Flash has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Granite 3.3 8B Base (2024-04-01).

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Jan 2025

9 mo newer
Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Higher AIME 2024 score (88.0% vs 81.2%)
GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash
IBMGranite 3.3 8B Base

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base