IBM Granite 4.0 First Look & Testing – IBM’s New Open Source Models!

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Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - First Look 03:07 - Local Testing Setup 04:02 - Granite Micro First Test 04:52 - Granite Micro Python Game 05:40 - Granite Micro Website Test 06:26 - Granite Tiny First Test 07:42 - Granite Tiny Python Game 08:30 - Artistic Genius Result 10:07 - Granite Tiny Retro Game 11:00 - Granite Tiny Website Test 12:16 - Granite Tiny Website Improvement 13:12 - Future Model Mentions 13:30 - Granite Small First Test 14:17 - Granite Small Python Game 15:32 - Ryzen 395 AI Max Tangent 16:11 - Granite Small NSFW Joke Response 16:46 - Granite Small Website Test 17:44 - Granite Small Website Improvement 18:05 - Closing Thoughts AI Integrations & Consulting: https://bijanbowen.com Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/hfaR2exy7S In this video, we take a first look at IBM’s newly released Granite 4.0 family of open-source models. Featuring multiple model sizes and hybrid Mamba-inspired architectures, the Granite 4 lineup is designed for efficient, agentic tasks like RAG and code generation. We walk through each model variant — Micro, Tiny, and Small — and put them through a series of practical coding and creative challenges, including website generation, Python-based game logic, and a few surprises. If you’re looking for OSS models from a major player that could slot into edge agents or lightweight deployment, this release might be one to watch. HF Link: https://huggingface.co/ibm-granite/granite-4.0-micro