Public companyVertical + EnterpriseDeployment

IBM

IBM is positioning Granite and watsonx as a governed enterprise AI stack for large organizations that care as much about control, compliance, and hybrid deployment as raw benchmark leadership.

Armonk, US

Founded

1911

Region

North America

Website

https://www.ibm.com/watsonx

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Current position

Founded

1911

Watch cadence

Weekdays

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

Enterprise AI stacks built around Granite models, watsonx, and regulated workloads

Latest move

IBM's current public model story has moved to Granite 4.0, while Granite 3.3 remains active for speech and refined reasoning workflows.

Category and subcategory context

Vertical + EnterpriseVertical + EnterpriseSafetyInfrastructure

Competitive context

MicrosoftDatabricksSnowflake

Recent models

Granite 4.0 H SmallGranite 4.0 H TinyGranite 3.3 8B

Products

watsonxGraniteInstructLab

Open weights

Yes

API access

Yes

Watch level

Weekdays

Signals

EnterpriseGovernanceHybrid cloud

Current financial value

Market cap approx. $260B as of March 13, 2026.

Recent coverage of IBM

Recent business and product coverage pulled into the profile so you can see what is happening around the company without leaving the page.

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