Granite Code 3B local setup guide.
Small Granite Code model for lightweight local code tasks. Architecture: dense code transformer. Best for: lightweight code experiments; CPU-friendly baseline testing. Avoid if: you need strong coding assistant quality; larger coding models fit your hardware. Cloud fallback: Use larger local coding models or cloud for serious coding. Hardware requirements start at 4GB RAM and 2GB VRAM, with 6GB RAM and 4GB VRAM recommended. Quant recommendations include Q4_K_M on Ollama. Runtime notes: Ollama: Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux; GPU acceleration depends on local driver support.. Setup commands: Ollama: ollama pull granite-code:3b. Check this model on my machine at /calculator?task=coding_assistant&runtime=ollama&os=macos&ramGb=16&gpuTier=mid&unifiedMemory=1&model=granite-code%3A3b, Save model profile, or Generate free model report after login.