IBM Granite·#434 of 504 in the all-versions archive
granite 3.2 8b instruct is a language model from IBM Granite. It ranks #434 of 504 in ModelCap's all-versions archive, with an Index score of 14.8, modeled from its measured predecessor. Its score range of 4.2–25.4 spans positions #380–#498. Its weights are openly downloadable.
How this position was produced · fused launch placement
No general-family board lists this model yet. Its point estimate is the precision-weighted mean of every channel that spoke for it; each channel’s share is the weight it carried. Independent measurements replace this placement as boards list the model.
Fused estimate
14.8 ± 8.3
Independent share
0%
Shrink toward corpus
+1.4
Peer ceiling share
0%
Optimism haircut
None required · cross lab probe, 3 probes
Method
precision-weighted-v1
Channels fused into this model’s launch placement
Channel
Estimate
Share
Publisher corpus prior · not independent
publisher-corpus-prior over 210 held-out anchors
25.1 ± 23.8
12%
Family succession · not independent
opens above measured predecessor ibm-granite/granite-3.1-8b-instruct on same-family ordering evidence
13.4 ± 12.0
47%
Launch card against resolved peers · not independent
launch card against 3 resolved peers on 3 rows
13.4 ± 13.0
41%
· Launch card row humaneval: inside the resolved peer range
· Launch card row ifeval: inside the resolved peer range
· Launch card row mmlu: inside the resolved peer range
Bayesian Evidence Score · measured evidence input only
BES normalizes admitted public benchmark evidence for measured Index rows. Its legacy score and observables prior do not define the public language rank.
Observed capability
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Evidence status
No admitted measured evidence
General preference
—
Coding
—
Agents & tools
—
Reasoning
—
Evidence breadth
0%
Evidence coverage
0%
Market and catalogue signals · secondary, never the language Index rank
Usage (OpenRouter popularity)
—
Liquidity (providers × uptime)
—
Open reach (HF downloads)
85.5
Surface (context / tools / modalities)
0.0
Freshness
9.2
· HF 30d downloads 50377
· Catalogue surface
· First seen 2025-02-17
These adoption and deployment observations remain context only. They do not change this model's ModelCap Index score or rank.
The bounded 0–100 capability score blends each source’s competitive placement with its published achievement, then combines capability families. Evidence breadth adds a modest uncertainty adjustment; price and popularity are not part of benchmark-led rank.
Not yet published: a current serving provider, measured provider uptime, published provider pricing, declared context and output limits, admitted benchmark results, results across several capability areas, results from more than one source, a confident match to its benchmark entries, pinned evaluation dataset versions.
A metadata completeness and deployability index—not a safety certification, quality grade, or production-readiness claim.
Market Gravity uses OpenRouter’s full-catalogue popularity order. Sparse Vercel top-ten observations appear only when published and do not affect the score.
Arena preference
No matched Arena rating
This model is visible because it is available in the live catalogue, but it has no trustworthy community result yet. ModelCap does not infer a quality score from price, features, or market activity.
Market Gravity breakdown
Usage55%
0.0
OpenRouter weekly popularity across the full model catalogue.
Liquidity25%
0.0
Independent providers versus the model's open or closed cohort, weighted by uptime.
Open reach15%
85.5
Hugging Face 30-day downloads for open models; neutral for closed models.
Freshness5%
9.2
Time since first public availability, on a six-month half-life.
Specification
Model ID
ibm-granite/granite-3.2-8b-instruct
Declared output cap
Unknown
OpenRouter catalogue or provider-endpoint declaration. Limits can vary by provider and prompt length; a model-wide maximum has not been independently verified. OpenRouter metadata
Inputs
Text
Outputs
Text
Cached input tokens
Not offered
First seen on OpenRouter
17 Feb 2025
Capabilities
Not supported: Reasoning
Not supported: Tool use
Not supported: Structured output
Not supported: Response format
Not supported: Moderated
Weights & access
Open weights. Downloadable weights are published under an OSI or free-culture license in the current repository metadata. This describes weight availability, not whether the full training stack qualifies as Open Source AI.
How does granite 3.2 8b instruct rank among AI models?
granite 3.2 8b instruct is a superseded version and is not on the current board as of 6 November 2026. Its archive position, where one exists, is shown on the page; the newer version carries the current rank.
How much does granite 3.2 8b instruct cost per 1M tokens?
No live API price is listed for granite 3.2 8b instruct in the current snapshot as of 6 November 2026 because the latest endpoint refresh was unavailable. ModelCap shows a price only when a provider currently lists one.
Is granite 3.2 8b instruct open-weight?
Open weights (apache-2.0). Downloadable weights are published under an OSI or free-culture license in the current repository metadata. This describes weight availability, not whether the full training stack qualifies as Open Source AI. The repository is ibm-granite/granite-3.2-8b-instruct on Hugging Face.
Which benchmarks has granite 3.2 8b instruct been evaluated on?
granite 3.2 8b instruct has published results on 1 public board tracked by ModelCap as of 6 November 2026: BFCL V4 26.9 (#62 of 83). Each board page ranks every tracked model on that benchmark. The ModelCap Index scores the results its methodology admits, with published uncertainty, and shows reference boards without scoring them.
When was granite 3.2 8b instruct released?
granite 3.2 8b instruct first appeared in the catalogue on 17 Feb 2025. It has since been superseded by granite 3.3 8b instruct. Rank and price movements since then are recorded on the site's changes feed.