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Granite 3.3 8B Instruct vs LongCat-2.5

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 1.9. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is 1.0x cheaper per token.

IBM · Meituan · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LongCat-2.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 1.9, ranking #20 overall.

LongCat-2.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

  • 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 process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
LongCat-2.5
Meituan
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
1.9
#356
50.0
#20
Reasoning
2.3
#344
48.3
#21
Coding
11.0
#190
38.6
#27
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.50 / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
$1.20 / M
Context window
128,000
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
LongCat-2.5
Math
2.6#313
37.2#37
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

14 reported for Granite 3.3 8B Instruct · 23 for LongCat-2.5

No common benchmarks found

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct 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

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Granite 3.3 8B Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than LongCat-2.5 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Granite 3.3 8B Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens) is 2.4x cheaper than LongCat-2.5 ($1.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, LongCat-2.5 is more expensive than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerReplicate
Meituan
LongCat-2.5
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMeituan
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1592.0B diff

LongCat-2.5 has 1592.0B more parameters than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct, making it 19900.0% larger.

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
Meituan
LongCat-2.5
1.6Tparameters
8.0B
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
1600.0B
LongCat-2.5

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

LongCat-2.5 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Granite 3.3 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. LongCat-2.5 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Meituan
LongCat-2.5
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Granite 3.3 8B Instruct 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 Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LongCat-2.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct 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 Instruct.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

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 Instruct 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 Instruct'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 Instruct

Apr 2024

LongCat-2.5

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Provider Availability

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is available from Replicate. LongCat-2.5 is available from Meituan.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

replicate logo
Replicate
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M

LongCat-2.5

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and LongCat-2.5 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
✓ Preferred
LongCat-2.5
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FAQ

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

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

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 1.9. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct 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 Instruct compare to LongCat-2.5 in benchmarks?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, GSM8k: 80.9%. LongCat-2.5 scores MathVision: 96.5%, BrowseComp: 91.9%, CharXiv-R: 90.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.4%, Video-MME: 85.2%.

Is Granite 3.3 8B Instruct cheaper than LongCat-2.5?

LongCat-2.5 is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct costs $0.50/M input and $0.50/M output via replicate. LongCat-2.5 costs $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output via meituan.

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

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports 128K 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 Instruct and LongCat-2.5?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (1.9 vs 50.0), context window (128K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.30/M), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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

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

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