Granite 4.1 3B
Analysis Summary
Granite 4.1 3B is a compact benchmarked text model with low measured reasoning and coding capability. Its instruction-following, long-context, terminal, and tool-oriented results are also limited, so it should not be expected to manage complex prompts or multi-step actions reliably. No pricing or context window is provided for further deployment assessment.
Potential uses include simple classification, deterministic formatting, and lightweight extraction where errors are inexpensive and outputs are checked. It is not appropriate as a primary model for client-facing writing, autonomous agents, software development, or strategic SEO work. Consider it only when a small model is required for a narrow task and internal testing confirms acceptable accuracy.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Granite 4.1 3B is a small benchmarked model with limited reasoning, coding, instruction following, and long-context performance. It may support tightly constrained automation, but it is not suited to demanding client workflows.
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DFO Verdict
Granite 4.1 3B is a small benchmarked model with limited reasoning, coding, instruction following, and long-context performance. It may support tightly constrained automation, but it is not suited to demanding client workflows.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
4.4 Intelligence Index·4.7 Coding Index·0.4 Agentic Index
How Granite 4.1 3B compares
Granite 4.1 3B ranks #364 of 427 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #191 of 200 for coding, #178 of 182 for agentic tasks. Granite 4.1 3B is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on content. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
Compare shapes side-by-side →Frequently asked questions about Granite 4.1 3B
How much does Granite 4.1 3B cost?
Granite 4.1 3B is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Is Granite 4.1 3B good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Granite 4.1 3B ranks #191 of 200 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created Granite 4.1 3B?
Granite 4.1 3B is developed by IBM and was released on April 29, 2026.