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Granite 3.3 8B Instruct vs North Micro Vision Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 2.4 to -5.1.

IBM · Cohere · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 2.4 to -5.1, ranking #321 overall.

The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

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

Choose Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores 2.4 and ranks #321 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes

Choose North Micro Vision Instruct

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
North Micro Vision Instruct
Cohere
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
2.4
#321
-5.1
#361
Reasoning
2.8
#310
-7.8
#361
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
North Micro Vision Instruct
Math
2.7#290
-12.7#327
Finance
1.4#186
-12.4#226
Legal
1.4#175
-12.4#210
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

14 reported for Granite 3.3 8B Instruct · 19 for North Micro Vision Instruct

2 shared

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU), while North Micro Vision Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (IFEval).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

5.6B diff

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct has 5.6B more parameters than North Micro Vision Instruct, making it 233.3% larger.

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
Cohere
North Micro Vision Instruct
2.4Bparameters
8.0B
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
2.4B
North Micro Vision Instruct

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).

IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Cohere
North Micro Vision Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and North Micro Vision Instruct 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

North Micro Vision Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

North Micro Vision Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was released on 2025-04-16, while North Micro Vision Instruct was released on 2026-08-12.

North Micro Vision Instruct is 16 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 16, 2025

1.4 years ago

North Micro Vision Instruct

Aug 12, 2026

1 months ago

1.3yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while North Micro Vision Instruct'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 North Micro Vision Instruct's cutoff date.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 2024

North Micro Vision Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

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FAQ

Common questions about Granite 3.3 8B Instruct vs North Micro Vision Instruct.

Which is better, Granite 3.3 8B Instruct or North Micro Vision Instruct?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 2.4 to -5.1. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is made by IBM and North Micro Vision Instruct is made by Cohere. 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 North Micro Vision Instruct in benchmarks?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, GSM8k: 80.9%. North Micro Vision Instruct scores DocVQA: 92.1%, ChartQA: 80.8%, OCRBench: 79.2%, AI2D: 77.5%, IFEval: 74.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens and North Micro Vision Instruct supports an unknown number of 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 North Micro Vision Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (2.4 vs -5.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Granite 3.3 8B Instruct and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is developed by IBM and North Micro Vision Instruct is developed by Cohere.

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