Side-by-side comparison of GLM-4.5 (Zhipu AI · China) and IBM Granite 3 (IBM · USA) for self-hosted deployment of the open-weight model. GLM-4.5 is rated conditional; IBM Granite 3 is EU-ready. They part ways on licence: GLM-4.5 is "MIT", IBM Granite 3 is "Apache 2.0".
| Field | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary | ||
| Verdict | Conditional MoE flagship from Zhipu under MIT. Strong agentic and coding benchmarks. Same Chinese-origin alignment and geopolitical considerations as DeepSeek / Qwen. | EU-ready Enterprise-focused Granite 3 family under Apache 2.0, with unusual-for-the-industry training-data disclosure. IBM provides IP indemnification when used via watsonx. Strong default for regulated enterprise pilots. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-15 |
| Open-weight | ||
| Licence | MIT | Apache 2.0 |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Training data | Undisclosed | Disclosed |
| Origin | China | USA |
| Performance & pricing? | ||
| Quality index | 26/100 | 7/100 |
| Speed | 44 tok/s | 409 tok/s |
| Blended price | $0.84/M | $0.09/M |
| Context window | — | — |
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