Side-by-side comparison of IBM Granite 3 (IBM · USA) and OLMo 2 32B (AllenAI · USA) for self-hosted deployment of the open-weight model. IBM Granite 3 is rated EU-ready; OLMo 2 32B is EU-ready. On the four sovereignty dimensions we track, they score identically — the difference is in context and org posture.
| Field | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | EU-ready Fully open model: weights, training data (Dolma 2), training code, checkpoints, and logs all published. Apache 2.0 across the board. Strongest choice when AI Act transparency obligations matter. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-15 |
| Open-weight | ||
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Training data | Disclosed | Disclosed |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Performance & pricing? | ||
| Quality index | 7/100 | 11/100 |
| Speed | 409 tok/s | — |
| Blended price | $0.09/M | — |
| Context window | — | — |
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No overlapping sources between the two entries.