Granite 3.2 2B

Closed weights IBM Research 2B parameters February 2025

No estimate

No hardware requirements for this model

The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.

On record

Full specification

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Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation
IBM Research
Organisation type
Industry
Country
United States of America
Published
26 February 2025

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters
2B
Training data
tokens

How it is classified

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Record confidence
Confident

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Last updated
28 November 2025

What the numbers mean

About this model

Granite 3.2 2B was published by IBM Research, in United States of America, in February 2025. It comes out of industry.

Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.

Answers

Granite 3.2 2B — common questions

01

Who created Granite 3.2 2B?

Granite 3.2 2B was published by IBM Research, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.

02

When was Granite 3.2 2B released?

Granite 3.2 2B was published in February 2025.

03

What GPU do I need to run Granite 3.2 2B?

None. Granite 3.2 2B is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.

04

Is Granite 3.2 2B open source?

The licensing for Granite 3.2 2B was never recorded in our source data. We treat unstated licensing as closed, because an unrecorded licence is not one to rely on.

05

How many parameters does Granite 3.2 2B have?

Granite 3.2 2B has 2B parameters. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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