Releases
21 matching — model launches, API releases, product updates, financial events and news.
April 20264
Apr 29, 2026
Granite 4.1 8B weights releasedOpen weights
IBM published the 8B base and instruct Granite 4.1 models.
Apr 29, 2026Granite 4.1 30B weights releasedOpen weights
IBM published the 30B base and instruct Granite 4.1 models.
Apr 29, 2026Granite 4.1 3B weights releasedOpen weights
IBM published the 3B base and instruct Granite 4.1 models.
Apr 29, 2026Granite 4.1 collection releasedOpen weights
IBM released Granite 4.1 language, vision, speech, embedding and Guardian models under Apache 2.0.
October 20251
Oct 2, 2025Granite 4.0 open models releasedOpen weights
IBM launched hybrid Mamba/transformer Granite 4.0 models optimized for efficient agentic workloads.
August 20251
Aug 2025Granite Speech models releasedOpen weights
IBM expanded Granite with open speech-recognition models for enterprise transcription.
April 20252
Apr 16, 2025Granite 3.3 8B becomes availableOpen weights
IBM added the Granite 3.3 8B instruction model to watsonx.ai and open distribution channels.
Apr 16, 2025Granite 3.3 2B becomes availableOpen weights
IBM added the Granite 3.3 2B instruction model to watsonx.ai and open distribution channels.
February 20255
Feb 26, 2025Granite TinyTimeMixer models updatedOpen weights
IBM released updated compact time-series models for long-range forecasting.
Feb 26, 2025Granite Guardian 3.2 releasedOpen weights
IBM updated its open safety model for detecting risks in prompts and responses.
Feb 26, 2025Granite Vision 3.2 2B releasedOpen weights
IBM released a compact vision-language model for document and chart understanding.
Feb 26, 2025Granite 3.2 8B released with reasoningOpen weights
IBM released the 8B Granite 3.2 model with controllable reasoning capabilities.
Feb 26, 2025Granite 3.2 2B released with reasoningOpen weights
IBM released the 2B Granite 3.2 model with controllable reasoning capabilities.
December 20242
Dec 18, 2024Granite Embedding models releasedOpen weights
IBM released open embedding models for enterprise retrieval and semantic search.
Dec 18, 2024Granite 3.1 generation releasedOpen weights
IBM expanded Granite with improved language, embedding and safety models.
October 20242
Oct 21, 2024Granite 3.0 8B open weights releasedOpen weights
IBM released its Granite 3.0 8B model with enterprise and agentic capabilities under Apache 2.0.
Oct 21, 2024Granite 3.0 2B open weights releasedOpen weights
IBM released its compact Granite 3.0 2B enterprise language model under Apache 2.0.
May 20241
May 21, 2024Granite Code models open-sourcedOpen weights
IBM released Granite Code models from 3B to 34B parameters under a permissive open-source license.
September 20232
Sep 28, 2023Granite 13B models releasedModel release
IBM made its first 13B Granite enterprise language models available through watsonx.ai.
Sep 28, 2023IBM Granite model family becomes generally availableModel release
IBM released the first enterprise-focused Granite language and code models in watsonx.
February 20111
Feb 16, 2011Watson DeepQA system demonstrated publiclyModel release
IBM publicly demonstrated its DeepQA question-answering architecture through the Jeopardy! competition.