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product launchAug 29, 2026
96% VerifiedIBM Releases Granite 3.0 Open-Source Language and Code Models Under Apache 2.0 License
IBM has officially open-sourced its Granite 3.0 AI model family, featuring 8B and 2B parameter Instruct models optimized for code generation and enterprise agentic tasks. The release provides unrestricted commercial usage under the permissive Apache 2.0 license across Hugging Face and IBM watsonx.ai.
Before: Enterprise developers using IBM Granite AI models were limited to earlier Granite 1.0/2.0 releases and enterprise subscription access through watsonx.
After: Developers can directly download and modify Granite 3.0 8B and 2B Instruct models under the Apache 2.0 license for local code generation, fine-tuning, and agent deployment.
Complete IBM Change Log Index
| Date | Change Title | Type | Impact | Details |
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| Aug 29, 2026 | IBM Releases Granite 3.0 Open-Source Language and Code Models Under Apache 2.0 License | product_launch | 9/10 | View ➔ |