Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Analysis Summary
Granite 3.3 8B Non-reasoning is IBM's compact open-weight model, priced at just $0.03 input and $0.25 output per million tokens. Intelligence index sits at 1.8 with MMLU-Pro of 0.468, placing it in the lower tier, but the agentic index of 10.5 and tau2 score of 0.105 suggest some structured task-following capability beyond raw reasoning.
For businesses, its primary appeal is cost efficiency for high-volume, low-complexity tasks such as classification, simple extraction, and lightweight tool-use pipelines. Coding capability is limited at LiveCodeBench 0.127, and long-context reliability (LCR 0.043) is weak, so it is not suited to document-heavy or engineering workflows.
At this price point it is one of the most affordable options in the database. Teams running large-scale automation on a tight budget will find it useful for narrow, well-defined tasks, but should pair it with a stronger model for anything requiring reasoning depth.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Granite 3.3 8B Non-reasoning from IBM is an ultra-cheap small model with strong value credentials, basic agentic capability, and tool-use potential, though reasoning and coding benchmarks are limited.
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Performance Profile
How Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) compares
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) ranks #374 of 387 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #259 of 294 for agentic tasks. At $0.03 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 76% of comparable models.
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Model Information
| Provider | IBM |
| Release Date | April 16, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.03 | $0.000030 |
| Output | $0.25 | $0.000250 |
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Frequently asked questions about Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
How much does Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) cost?
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens.
Who created Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)?
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) is developed by IBM and was released on April 16, 2025.
