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Granite 3.1

IBM open-source enterprise model

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★4.2ratingPricing · FreeRising
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.2
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The Brief

What Granite 3.1 does

Granite 3.1 is IBM purpose-built LLM series for enterprise code, reasoning, and RAG — fully Apache 2.0 licensed.

How Granite 3.1 compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Granite 3.1 does. All 5 offer an API, as Granite 3.1 does. Granite 3.1 offers a command-line tool. Of the 1 alternatives with platforms on record, none offers a command-line tool. Granite 3.1 was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2019 and 2025, 2 of them earlier. Granite 3.1 is based in New York, United States; 2 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too, and the others in Canada.

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How Granite 3.1 compares in AI Models

Granite 3.1 has high opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 455 live AI Models tools on FalcoScan. Across AI Models, the average opportunity score is 74.6 and the average saturation score 30.5. FalcoScan rates Granite 3.1's own market position as open. 200 of the 455 operating AI Models tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 13 shutdowns in the category.

Granite 3.1 compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Granite 3.1Founded 2023 · New York, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIRising
Llama 4 ScoutFounded 2025 · Menlo Park, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesAPIHot
Cohere Command AFounded 2019 · Toronto, CanadaHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Command R+Founded 2019 · Toronto, CanadaModerateContestedPaid—NoYesAPIRising
SambaNova Fast LlamaFounded 2023HighOpenFreemium—YesYesAPIHot
Nvidia Llama NemotronFounded 2024 · San Francisco, United StatesHighContestedFreemium—YesYesAPIDeclining

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Granite 3.1 exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Text GenerationReasoning
Industry Verticals
FinanceHealthcareSoftware
Tagged

Granite 3.1 shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Granite 3.1: common questions

Is Granite 3.1 free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Granite 3.1 as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Granite 3.1?

The closest alternatives to Granite 3.1 that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Llama 4 Scout, Cohere Command A, Command R+, SambaNova Fast Llama, and Nvidia Llama Nemotron.

Is Granite 3.1 still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Granite 3.1 as operating at ibm.com.

Where is Granite 3.1 based?

Granite 3.1 is headquartered in New York, United States.

Does Granite 3.1 have an API?

Yes. Granite 3.1 offers an API.

Who is Granite 3.1 for?

Granite 3.1 is built for enterprises and developers.

How do I sign in to Granite 3.1?

Sign in on Granite 3.1's own website, ibm.com. FalcoScan reviews Granite 3.1 but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Granite 3.1 directly.

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