Releases
67 matching — model launches, API releases, product updates, financial events and news.
February 20253
Feb 26, 2025
Granite 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.
Feb 25, 2025IBM announces DataStax acquisitionAnnouncedAcquisition
IBM agreed to acquire DataStax to add vector data, Astra DB and Langflow capabilities to watsonx.
January 20251
Jan 27, 2025IBM Consulting Advantage launchesProduct launch
IBM launched an AI-powered delivery platform for consultants and client transformation work.
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 20243
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.
Oct 2024IBM open-sources Docling toolkitProduct launch
IBM released Docling for converting complex business documents into structured AI-ready formats.
August 20241
Aug 27, 2024IBM unveils Telum IIProduct launch
IBM unveiled Telum II with upgraded on-chip AI acceleration for next-generation mainframes.
May 20244
May 21, 2024Granite Code models open-sourcedOpen weights
IBM released Granite Code models from 3B to 34B parameters under a permissive open-source license.
May 7, 2024Red Hat OpenShift AI expands generative-AI supportFeature update
Red Hat expanded OpenShift AI as the hybrid-cloud operating layer for model development and serving.
May 7, 2024InstructLab open-source project launchesProduct launch
Red Hat and IBM introduced InstructLab for community-driven model skills and alignment.
May 7, 2024Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI announcedProduct launch
Red Hat introduced RHEL AI as a foundation-model platform for developing, testing and running open models.
April 20241
Apr 24, 2024IBM announces $6.4B HashiCorp acquisitionAnnouncedAcquisition
IBM agreed to acquire HashiCorp to expand hybrid-cloud automation for infrastructure supporting generative AI.
December 20232
Dec 5, 2023IBM and Meta launch AI AlliancePartnership
IBM and Meta convened the AI Alliance to advance open, safe and responsible AI innovation.
Dec 1, 2023watsonx.governance becomes availableProduct launch
IBM released governance tooling for model risk, transparency, compliance and lifecycle oversight.
October 20232
Oct 26, 2023watsonx Code Assistant reaches general availabilityProduct launch
IBM released generative coding assistants for Red Hat Ansible automation and mainframe application modernization.
Oct 19, 2023IBM Research unveils NorthPole AI chipResearch paper
IBM Research published a memory-centric neural inference chip designed for high energy efficiency.
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.
July 20232
Jul 11, 2023watsonx.data becomes generally availableProduct launch
IBM launched its open lakehouse data store optimized for governed analytics and AI workloads.
Jul 11, 2023watsonx.ai becomes generally availableProduct launch
IBM began general availability of its foundation-model and machine-learning development studio.
May 20232
May 9, 2023Generative AI Center of Excellence launchesProduct launch
IBM Consulting launched a center with more than 1,000 specialists to support enterprise generative-AI adoption.
May 9, 2023IBM Consulting establishes generative AI practiceProduct launch
IBM Consulting announced a dedicated generative-AI center and delivery practice alongside watsonx.