Compare/Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) vs Mistral 7B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)vsMistral 7B Instruct

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.03/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
386 tok/s
TTFT
7.20s
Mistral

Mistral 7B Instruct

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
188 tok/s
TTFT
0.27s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mistral 7B Instruct
Benchmarks (10-1)
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)Mistral 7B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.03$0.25
Output ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)$0.06
Mistral 7B Instruct$0.28

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
386 tok/s
Mistral 7B Instruct
188 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
7.20s
Mistral 7B Instruct
0.27s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.07.4
Coding Index
3.4
Math Index
6.7
GPQA Diamond
33.8%17.7%
MMLU-Pro
46.8%24.5%
LiveCodeBench
12.7%4.6%
AIME 2025
6.7%
MATH-500
66.5%12.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%4.3%
SciCode
10.1%2.4%
IFBench
22.4%19.9%
TerminalBench
0.0%
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)10 wins
1 winsMistral 7B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) or Mistral 7B Instruct?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.09/M tokens vs $0.25/M for Mistral 7B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Mistral 7B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 386 tok/s vs 188 tok/s. However, Mistral 7B Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (0.27s vs 7.20s).

When should I use Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) vs Mistral 7B Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.