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Granite 3.3 8B Base vs Muse Ember

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to -1.1.

IBM · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Ember leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.9 to -1.1, ranking #47 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 Muse Ember

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.9 and ranks #47 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
Muse Ember
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-1.1
#377
45.9
#47
Reasoning
-1.2
#370
48.1
#24
Coding
10.9
#198
27.3
#86
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
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1,048,576

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for Granite 3.3 8B Base · 6 for Muse Ember

No common benchmarks found

Granite 3.3 8B Base and Muse Emberdon'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 Muse Ember specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Muse Ember specifies output context (524,288 tokens).

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Muse Ember
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output524,288 tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Granite 3.3 8B Base and Muse Ember 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

Muse Ember

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Granite 3.3 8B Base is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Muse Ember uses a proprietary license.

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

Muse Ember

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Granite 3.3 8B Base was released on 2025-04-16, while Muse Ember was released on 2026-11-09.

Muse Ember is 19 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Base.

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 16, 2025

1.6 years ago

Muse Ember

Nov 9, 2026

3 days ago

1.6yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

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

Granite 3.3 8B Base

Apr 2024

Muse Ember

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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 Muse Ember side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Granite 3.3 8B Base
✓ Preferred
Muse Ember
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Granite 3.3 8B Base vs Muse Ember.

Which is better, Granite 3.3 8B Base or Muse Ember?

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to -1.1. Granite 3.3 8B Base is made by IBM and Muse Ember is made by Meta. 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 Muse Ember in benchmarks?

Granite 3.3 8B Base scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, HellaSwag: 80.1%. Muse Ember scores PerceptionBench: 80.6%, OSWorld 2.1 (partial): 69.5%, Agents' Last Exam: 61.6%, Personal Superintelligence Index: 46.8%, Terminal-Bench 4.0: 40.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Granite 3.3 8B Base and Muse Ember?

Granite 3.3 8B Base supports an unknown number of tokens and Muse Ember 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 Muse Ember?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-1.1 vs 45.9), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Granite 3.3 8B Base and Muse Ember?

Granite 3.3 8B Base is developed by IBM and Muse Ember is developed by Meta.

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