Side-by-side comparison of IBM Granite 3 (IBM · USA) and QwQ-32B (Alibaba · China) for self-hosted deployment of the open-weight model. IBM Granite 3 is rated EU-ready; QwQ-32B is conditional. They part ways on training data: IBM Granite 3 is "Disclosed", QwQ-32B is "Undisclosed".
| 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. | Conditional 32B dense reasoning model under Apache 2.0. Sweet spot for self-hostable reasoning: 4090-class GPU at 4-bit, single H100 at bf16. Chinese-origin caveats unchanged. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-15 |
| Open-weight | ||
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Training data | Disclosed | Undisclosed |
| Origin | USA | China |
| Performance & pricing? | ||
| Quality index | 7/100 | 20/100 |
| Speed | 409 tok/s | 33 tok/s |
| Blended price | $0.09/M | $0.74/M |
| Context window | — | — |
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