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granite-guardian-4.1-8b vs Ministral-3-8B-Reasoning-2512
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IBM · activegranite-guardian-4.1-8bVerified Aug 28, 2026
Mistral AI · activeMinistral-3-8B-Reasoning-2512Verified Aug 28, 2026
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| Field | granite-guardian-4.1-8b | Ministral-3-8B-Reasoning-2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Family | Granite Guardian 4 1 8b | Ministral 3 8b Reasoning 2512 |
| Model | granite-guardian-4.1-8b | Ministral-3-8B-Reasoning-2512 |
| Version | granite-guardian-4.1-8b | Ministral-3-8B-Reasoning-2512 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131072 | 262144 |
| Total parameters | 8380551168 | 8918026240 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
13 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
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granite-guardian-4.1-8b capabilities
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Canonical IDibm-granite/granite-guardian-4.1-8b
Ministral-3-8B-Reasoning-2512 capabilities
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Canonical IDmistralai/Ministral-3-8B-Reasoning-2512
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