Compare/Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) vs Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)vsGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

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

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Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Input
$0.245/M
Output
$0.245/M
Speed
85 tok/s
TTFT
0.46s
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Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.03/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
380 tok/s
TTFT
20.30s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Benchmarks (6-6)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.245$0.03
Output ($/M tokens)$0.245$0.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)$0.27
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)$0.06

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
85 tok/s
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
380 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
0.46s
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
20.30s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.77.0
Coding Index
4.23.4
Math Index
1.76.7
GPQA Diamond
22.1%33.8%
MMLU-Pro
46.4%46.8%
LiveCodeBench
11.0%12.7%
AIME 2025
1.7%6.7%
MATH-500
51.6%66.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.2%4.2%
SciCode
11.2%10.1%
IFBench
30.4%22.4%
TerminalBench
0.8%0.0%
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)6 wins
6 winsGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) 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 $0.24/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 6 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. 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 380 tok/s vs 85 tok/s. Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.46s vs 20.30s).

When should I use Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) vs Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)?

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