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Granite 4.0 Micro vs Llama 3 8B Lunaris

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Granite 4.0 Micro wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls

Llama 3 8B Lunaris wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Granite 4.0 Micro
Benchmark Advantage
Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Context Window
Granite 4.0 Micro
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGranite 4.0 MicroLlama 3 8B Lunaris
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGranite 4.0 MicroLlama 3 8B Lunaris
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorIbm-graniteSao10k
ReleasedOct 2025Aug 2024

Granite 4.0 Micro Modalities

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Llama 3 8B Lunaris Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Granite 4.0 Micro has cheaper input pricing at $0.02/M tokens. Llama 3 8B Lunaris has cheaper output pricing at $0.05/M tokens.
Granite 4.0 Micro has a 131,000 token context window, while Llama 3 8B Lunaris has a 8,192 token context window.
Granite 4.0 Micro supports vision. Llama 3 8B Lunaris does not support vision.