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granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 vs HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 (IBM Granite) and HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Microsoft) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 September 2026

As of 17 September 2026, granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#207 vs #210); and granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #207 against #210 (7.2 vs 6.4 points).
  • you want to self-host: granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 ships open weights while HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is restricted license.

Choose HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct was listed 2 July 2026, granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 7 January 2026.

granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 vs HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 and HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Fieldgranite 3.3 8b math prm v2IBM GraniteHARC Llama 3.1 8B InstructMicrosoft
ModelCap Index position#207#210
Index score7.26.4
EvidenceInheritedInherited
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window— tokens— tokens
Max output tokens
API providers listed00
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed7 January 20262 July 2026
PublisherIBM GraniteMicrosoft

Evidence: finetune of ibm-granite/granite-3.3-8b-instruct · finetune (100%) · merge of meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct · merge (100%). Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 vs HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 vs HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: common questions

Is granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 better than HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 September 2026: #207 against #210. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 cheaper than HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 or HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 or HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 and HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct open-weight models?

granite 3.3 8b math prm v2: Open weights. HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 and HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 and 0 for HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 vs HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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