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Granite 3.3 8B Base vs LFM3-VL-2B

LFM3-VL-2B leads the LLM Stats Score 15.5 to -1.1.

IBM · Liquid AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LFM3-VL-2B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 15.5 to -1.1, ranking #265 overall.

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

Choose Granite 3.3 8B Base

  • you are already invested in the IBM ecosystem

Choose LFM3-VL-2B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 15.5 and ranks #265 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-1.1
#370
15.5
#265
Reasoning
-1.2
#364
16.2
#252
Cost, coverage & limits
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Granite 3.3 8B Base
LFM3-VL-2B
Math
-0.9#322
19.0#187
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for Granite 3.3 8B Base · 41 for LFM3-VL-2B

No common benchmarks found

Granite 3.3 8B Base and LFM3-VL-2Bdon'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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

6.3B diff

Granite 3.3 8B Base has 6.3B more parameters than LFM3-VL-2B, making it 325.5% larger.

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
8.2Bparameters
Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
8.2B
Granite 3.3 8B Base
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Granite 3.3 8B Base and LFM3-VL-2B support multimodal inputs.

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Granite 3.3 8B Base is licensed under Apache 2.0, while LFM3-VL-2B uses LFM Open License v1.0.

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

LFM3-VL-2B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Granite 3.3 8B Base was released on 2025-04-16, while LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27.

LFM3-VL-2B is 19 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Base.

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 16, 2025

1.5 years ago

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

5 days ago

1.5yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while LFM3-VL-2B'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 LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date.

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 2024

LFM3-VL-2B

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Granite 3.3 8B Base and LFM3-VL-2B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Granite 3.3 8B Base
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FAQ

Common questions about Granite 3.3 8B Base vs LFM3-VL-2B.

Which is better, Granite 3.3 8B Base or LFM3-VL-2B?

LFM3-VL-2B leads the LLM Stats Score 15.5 to -1.1. Granite 3.3 8B Base is made by IBM and LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Granite 3.3 8B Base compare to LFM3-VL-2B in benchmarks?

Granite 3.3 8B Base scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, HellaSwag: 80.1%. LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%.

What are the main differences between Granite 3.3 8B Base and LFM3-VL-2B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-1.1 vs 15.5), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs LFM Open License v1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Granite 3.3 8B Base and LFM3-VL-2B?

Granite 3.3 8B Base is developed by IBM and LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI.

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