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granite 3.1 8b instruct

Runs as your own dedicated GPU deployment, ready to launch from the wizard. Data stays in Europe.

Model Summary: Granite-3.1-8B-Instruct is a 8B parameter long-context instruct model finetuned from Granite-3.1-8B-Base using a combination of open source instruction datasets with permissive license and internally collected synthetic datasets tailored for solving long context pr...

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ibm-granite/granite-3.1-8b-instruct vLLM ready
text->text · ibm-granite · sovereign EU
Runs on EU infrastructure operated by European companies; US marketplace capacity is never part of this chain. Full chain
8.2B
Parameters
131K
Context window
24GB
Minimum VRAM
POST /api/v1/chat/completions On request

Specifications

Parameters 8.2B
Context window 131,072 tokens
Minimum VRAM 24 GB
Architecture GraniteForCausalLM (vLLM)
License apache-2.0
Modality text->text
Released December 2024
Publisher ibm-granite ↗

Pricing

Shared router · per token
On request
Not available on the shared router. Pricing on request as a dedicated GPU deployment.
Dedicated GPU · per hour
from €2,16 per hour
Your own vLLM instance on European cloud (24 GB VRAM), billed hourly.

Shared EU router, pay-per-token, scale-to-zero. Dedicated GPU deployments are billed hourly, see pricing.

✓ Verified working on 21-07-2026, responded in 1007 ms on our EU infrastructure.

Call it now

Drop-in replacement for OpenAI: change only the base URL and API key. The Anthropic format (/v1/messages) is supported too.

curl https://hostyourai.com/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer hyai-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "ibm-granite/granite-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Frequently asked questions

Can I run granite 3.1 8b instruct in the EU?

Yes. HostYourAI runs granite 3.1 8b instruct on GPUs in European datacenters via vLLM. Prompts and outputs never leave the EU and there is no US cloud provider in the chain.

Is hosting granite 3.1 8b instruct GDPR-compliant?

Yes. All processing happens inside the EU, a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available and the subprocessor list is public. Open-source weights also mean: no training on your data.

How much does granite 3.1 8b instruct cost?

granite 3.1 8b instruct is available on request: through the shared EU router after a quick chat, or as your own dedicated GPU deployment billed per hour. Tell us your use case and we will set it up for you.

Is the API OpenAI-compatible?

Yes. You use the standard OpenAI SDKs with a custom base URL (https://hostyourai.com/api/v1). The Anthropic Messages API is supported as a drop-in as well.

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