Side-by-side comparison of IBM Granite 3 (IBM · USA) and Llama 4 Scout (Meta · USA) for self-hosted deployment of the open-weight model. IBM Granite 3 is rated EU-ready; Llama 4 Scout is conditional. They part ways on licence: IBM Granite 3 is "Apache 2.0", Llama 4 Scout is "Llama community".
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|---|---|---|
| Summary | ||
| Verdict | 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. | Conditional Smaller Llama 4 variant: 17B active over 16 experts, multimodal. More self-hostable than Maverick. Same Llama community licence caveats. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-15 |
| Open-weight | ||
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | Llama community |
| Commercial use | Yes | With caps |
| Training data | Disclosed | Undisclosed |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Performance & pricing? | ||
| Quality index | 7/100 | 14/100 |
| Speed | 409 tok/s | 128 tok/s |
| Blended price | $0.09/M | $0.29/M |
| Context window | — | — |
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