The smartest IBM model is Granite 4.1 8B, scoring 12.4 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Granite 4.0 Micro (7.7) is next.
The most capable AI models ranked by the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index — a composite of reasoning, knowledge, math and science benchmarks. These are the highest-scoring large language models available today.
The smartest IBM model is Granite 4.1 8B, scoring 12.4 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Granite 4.0 Micro (7.7) is next.
Granite 4.0 Micro (7.7) is the closest alternative on this metric. See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.
modelgrep tracks 2 IBM models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Granite 4.1 8B. 2 of them qualify for this ranking.