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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 1.9.

Google · IBM · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 1.9, ranking #2 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.0 and ranks #2 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
1.9
#351
Reasoning
54.9
#5
2.4
#340
Coding
48.1
#3
11.0
#187
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
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128,000

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 14 for Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Granite 3.3 8B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

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).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Sat Oct 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Carbon and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Carbon is licensed under a proprietary license, 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.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was released on 2025-04-16.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 19 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

3 days ago

1.5yr newer
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 16, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while Gemini 4 Carbon'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 Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Carbon

—

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Granite 3.3 8B Instruct?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 1.9. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is made by IBM. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 4 Carbon compare to Granite 3.3 8B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 4 Carbon scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 96.2%, WebDev Arena: 88.4%, SEC-bench Pro: 88.2%. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, GSM8k: 80.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Carbon and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 1.9), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is developed by IBM.

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