Granite Code 8B local setup guide.
Granite Code model for local enterprise-style code generation experiments. Architecture: dense code transformer. Best for: commercial-friendly code model testing; local code generation baselines. Avoid if: you need top coding benchmark quality; you need very long context. Cloud fallback: Use stronger local coding models or cloud for complex workflows. Hardware requirements start at 8GB RAM and 6GB VRAM, with 12GB RAM and 8GB 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:8b. Check this model on my machine at /calculator?task=coding_assistant&runtime=ollama&os=macos&ramGb=16&gpuTier=mid&unifiedMemory=1&model=granite-code%3A8b, Save model profile, or Generate free model report after login.