SOURCE-REVIEWED MODEL PROFILE
granite-3.3-8b-instruct
An IBM Granite 3.3 instruction model for language tasks including tool use, retrieval-grounded answers, reasoning and multilingual conversations.
Metadata reviewed 2026-10-24 · Original creator: ibm-granite
What it does
- Instruction following and tool use
- Text generation and summaries
- 128K configured context
Local fit
Mid-range GPU / CPU offload. Try a study companion using notes you provide. Check grounded answers against those notes.
Configuration value; backend support and enough memory are required. Start with a smaller context on limited hardware.
Evidence and limits
Source reviewed; no local generation benchmark for this exact checkpoint.
Connect a supported local text/vision backend; not independently tested
License and source
Keep upstream notices and check the exact downloaded artifact and parent-model terms. The original creator remains credited.
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Reviewed source revision: 51dd4bc2ade4059a6bd87649d68aa11e4fb2529b