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Granite SWASH 3B
About Granite SWASH 3B
Granite SWASH 3B is an AI model developed by IBM, in the language category, released in 2026, made available as an open-source model with 3B params. IBM Granite's SWASH-3B-a600M is a Sliding Window Attention + Sinks Hybrid MoE model. 3B total parameters with 600M active. Designed for efficient long-context inference.
On this page you'll find Granite SWASH 3B's full specifications. Review provider pricing and benchmark scores below, or compare Granite SWASH 3B head-to-head with other language models.
Run Granite SWASH 3B locally — what to buy
Share this build ↗Sized to what Granite SWASH 3B actually needs (~8k context at Q4), not to the biggest GPU: Good = cheapest that runs it, Better = best value, Best = most headroom. Speed is a hardware estimate; anything past ~120 tok/s is shown as instant.
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✓ measured · · compatible · — not supported. Informational only — speed is hardware-based.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Granite SWASH 3B? ▶
IBM Granite's SWASH-3B-a600M is a Sliding Window Attention + Sinks Hybrid MoE model. 3B total parameters with 600M active. Designed for efficient long-context inference. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.
Who created Granite SWASH 3B? ▶
Granite SWASH 3B was developed by IBM and released in 2026.
Is Granite SWASH 3B open source or proprietary? ▶
Granite SWASH 3B is released as open source — its weights are publicly available to download, run locally and fine-tune.
How much does Granite SWASH 3B cost? ▶
Pricing for Granite SWASH 3B depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.
How does Granite SWASH 3B perform on benchmarks? ▶
Benchmark scores for Granite SWASH 3B are listed on this page as they are published. You can compare it head-to-head with other models on the GenAIList compare tool.
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