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granite3-dense

IBMGranite

The IBM Granite 2B and 8B models are designed to support tool-based use cases and support for retrieval augmented generation (RAG), streamlining code generation, translation and bug fixing.

403K pullsUpdated Feb 26, 202533 tags4K context

Quick start

ollama run granite3-dense

Available sizes

Tag	Size	Quantization	Context	Min RAM
granite3-dense:latest	1.6GB	q4_k_m	4K context	2 GB
granite3-dense:8b	4.9GB	q4_k_m	4K context	6.1 GB

Run with

Claude Code

ollama launch claude --model granite3-dense

Codex

ollama launch codex --model granite3-dense

OpenCode

ollama launch opencode --model granite3-dense

OpenClaw

ollama launch openclaw --model granite3-dense

Strengths & Limitations

Strengths

Tool-based use cases
Retrieval augmented generation (RAG)
Code generation and bug fixing

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