Granite 3 8B Instruct vs Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
Granite 3 8B Instruct (2024) and Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 (2025) are compact production models from IBM Research and NVIDIA AI. Granite 3 8B Instruct ships a 128k-token context window, while Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 ships a 128k-token context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.
Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is safer overall; choose Granite 3 8B Instruct when provider fit matters.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Granite 3 8B Instruct | Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | general production evaluation | general production evaluation |
| Decision fit | Long context | Long context |
| Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Cheapest output | - | - |
| Provider routes | 0 tracked | 1 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 rows | 0 rows |
Decision tradeoffs
- Local decision data tags Granite 3 8B Instruct for Long context.
- Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and procurement flexibility.
- Local decision data tags Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 for Long context.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Granite 3 8B Instruct
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Granite 3 8B Instruct and Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and Granite 3 8B Instruct; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024-10-21 | 2025-06-01 |
| Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Parameters | 8B | 49B |
| Architecture | decoder only | decoder only |
| License | Unknown | 1 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-04 | - |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Granite 3 8B Instruct | Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | - | - |
| Output price | - | - |
| Providers | - |
Pricing not yet sourced for either model.
Capabilities
| Capability | Granite 3 8B Instruct | Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | No | No |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Function calling | No | No |
| Tool use | No | No |
| Structured outputs | No | No |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark rows are currently sourced for this pair.
Deep dive
The capability footprint is close: both models cover the core production surface. That makes context budget, benchmark fit, and provider maturity more important than a simple checklist. If your application depends on one integration detail, verify it against the provider route you plan to use, not just the base model listing.
Pricing coverage is uneven: Granite 3 8B Instruct has no token price sourced yet and Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has no token price sourced yet. Provider availability is 0 tracked routes versus 1. Treat unknown pricing as an integration gap, then verify the route you will actually call before estimating production spend.
Choose Granite 3 8B Instruct when provider fit are central to the workload. Choose Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 when provider fit and broader provider choice are more important. For production, rerun your own prompts through the exact provider, region, and tool stack you plan to ship. This keeps the decision grounded in measurable tradeoffs instead of brand-level assumptions. It also helps separate model capability from provider packaging, which can change cost and latency.
FAQ
Which has a larger context window, Granite 3 8B Instruct or Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?
Granite 3 8B Instruct supports 128k tokens, while Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 supports 128k tokens. That gap matters most for long documents, large codebases, retrieval-heavy agents, and conversations where earlier context must remain visible.
Is Granite 3 8B Instruct or Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 open source?
Granite 3 8B Instruct is listed under Unknown. Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is listed under 1. License labels affect whether you can self-host, redistribute weights, or rely only on hosted APIs, so confirm the upstream license before deployment.
Where can I run Granite 3 8B Instruct and Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?
Granite 3 8B Instruct is available on the tracked providers still being sourced. Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is available on NVIDIA NIM. Provider coverage can affect latency, region availability, compliance posture, and fallback options.
When should I pick Granite 3 8B Instruct over Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?
Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is safer overall; choose Granite 3 8B Instruct when provider fit matters. If your workload also depends on provider fit, start with Granite 3 8B Instruct; if it depends on provider fit, run the same evaluation with Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1.
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Last reviewed: 2026-05-19. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.