Model comparison
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 vs Granite 4.2 8B
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 40.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 scores higher in 5 categories and Granite 4.2 8B in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 leads 55.0 to 49.8.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Granite 4.2 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 40.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 39.6 (#142), Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1371 | 1379 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 26.2 (#122), Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1356 | 1327 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —, Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1380 |
Multilingual Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 47.5 (#145), Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1341 | 1299 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1345 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1283 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 69.7 (#167), Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1316 | 1298 |
Long Context Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 40.6 (#146), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1334 | 1323 |
Writing & Preference Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 55.0 (#144), Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1365 | 1319 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1307 | 1238 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1354 | 1299 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 better than Granite 4.2 8B?
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 40.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 or Granite 4.2 8B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.6 vs 39.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 and Granite 4.2 8B share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 has 9 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.