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Granite 3.3 8B Base vs LongCat-2.5

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -1.1.

IBM · Meituan · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LongCat-2.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -1.1, ranking #20 overall.

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

Choose Granite 3.3 8B Base

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

Choose LongCat-2.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #20 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Granite 3.3 8B Base
IBM
LongCat-2.5
Meituan
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-1.1
#370
50.0
#20
Reasoning
-1.2
#364
48.3
#21
Coding
10.9
#192
38.6
#27
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
— / M
$1.20 / M
Context window
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1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Granite 3.3 8B Base
LongCat-2.5
Math
-0.9#322
37.2#37
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for Granite 3.3 8B Base · 23 for LongCat-2.5

No common benchmarks found

Granite 3.3 8B Base and LongCat-2.5don'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

1591.8B diff

LongCat-2.5 has 1591.8B more parameters than Granite 3.3 8B Base, making it 19483.8% larger.

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
8.2Bparameters
Meituan
LongCat-2.5
1.6Tparameters
8.2B
Granite 3.3 8B Base
1600.0B
LongCat-2.5

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only LongCat-2.5 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only LongCat-2.5 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meituan
LongCat-2.5
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mon Nov 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Granite 3.3 8B Base and LongCat-2.5 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

LongCat-2.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Granite 3.3 8B Base was released on 2025-04-16, while LongCat-2.5 was released on 2026-11-01.

LongCat-2.5 is 19 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Base.

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 16, 2025

1.5 years ago

LongCat-2.5

Nov 1, 2026

-1 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 LongCat-2.5'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 LongCat-2.5's cutoff date.

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 2024

LongCat-2.5

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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 LongCat-2.5 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Granite 3.3 8B Base
✓ Preferred
LongCat-2.5
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Granite 3.3 8B Base vs LongCat-2.5.

Which is better, Granite 3.3 8B Base or LongCat-2.5?

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -1.1. Granite 3.3 8B Base is made by IBM and LongCat-2.5 is made by Meituan. 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 LongCat-2.5 in benchmarks?

Granite 3.3 8B Base scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, HellaSwag: 80.1%. LongCat-2.5 scores MathVision: 96.5%, BrowseComp: 91.9%, CharXiv-R: 90.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.4%, Video-MME: 85.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Granite 3.3 8B Base and LongCat-2.5?

Granite 3.3 8B Base supports an unknown number of tokens and LongCat-2.5 supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Granite 3.3 8B Base and LongCat-2.5?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-1.1 vs 50.0), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Granite 3.3 8B Base and LongCat-2.5?

Granite 3.3 8B Base is developed by IBM and LongCat-2.5 is developed by Meituan.

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