Compare/Llama 2 Chat 7B vs Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Llama 2 Chat 7BvsGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

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

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Llama 2 Chat 7B

Input
$0.05/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
120 tok/s
TTFT
1.12s
IBM

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama 2 Chat 7B
Benchmarks (2-10)
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricLlama 2 Chat 7BGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.05$0.03
Output ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Llama 2 Chat 7B$0.08
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)$0.06

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Llama 2 Chat 7B
120 tok/s
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
386 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Llama 2 Chat 7B
1.12s
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
7.20s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.77.0
Coding Index
3.4
Math Index
6.7
GPQA Diamond
22.7%33.8%
MMLU-Pro
16.4%46.8%
LiveCodeBench
0.2%12.7%
AIME 2025
6.7%
MATH-500
5.9%66.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.8%4.2%
SciCode
0.0%10.1%
IFBench
22.4%
TerminalBench
0.0%
Llama 2 Chat 7B2 wins
10 winsGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama 2 Chat 7B or Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.09/M tokens vs $0.10/M for Llama 2 Chat 7B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Llama 2 Chat 7B. 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 120 tok/s. Llama 2 Chat 7B also has lower time-to-first-token (1.12s vs 7.20s).

When should I use Llama 2 Chat 7B vs Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)?

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.