Model family timeline
Last updated Apr 30, 2025
Granite 3 model releases
A source-backed timeline for the Granite 3 model family, collecting release dates, labs, access details, context windows, and major lifecycle changes.
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Models
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Labs
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Open
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Recent
4 models
Granite 3.3 8B
AvailableIBMOpen source
Granite 3.3 text update for enterprise chat, RAG, and instruction-following workflows.
Type
Dense
Params
8B
Context
128K
Top eval
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Released
Apr 30, 2025
1.1y ago
Dense8B128K ctxApr 30, 2025
Granite 3.2 8B
AvailableIBMOpen source
Granite 3.2 update with reasoning controls and multimodal/document-oriented Granite variants.
Type
Dense
Params
8B
Context
128K
Top eval
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Released
Feb 26, 2025
1.3y ago
Dense8B128K ctxFeb 26, 2025
Granite 3.1 8B
AvailableIBMOpen source
IBM's enterprise-focused open model with a 128k context, Apache-2.0 licensed.
Type
Dense
Params
8B
Context
128K
Top eval
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Released
Dec 18, 2024
1.5y ago
Dense8B128K ctxDec 18, 2024
Granite 3.0 8B
AvailableIBMOpen source
Apache-licensed Granite 3.0 text model, part of IBM's push toward enterprise-friendly open models.
Type
Dense
Params
8B
Context
4K
Top eval
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Released
Oct 21, 2024
1.7y ago
Dense8B4K ctxOct 21, 2024