Model comparison

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 vs Granite 4.2 30b

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.8 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 30b IBM

41.8

Rank #130 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.2 30b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads 57.4 to 53.8.
  • Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 and Granite 4.2 30b specifications
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
ProviderAmazonIBM
Noometry Index42.841.8
Released——
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1311

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Category by category

Coding Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 42.7 (#96), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
LMArena Coding14471396

Reasoning Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 28.9 (#98), Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
LMArena Hard Prompts14151374

Math Not comparable

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 38.5 (#136), Granite 4.2 30b: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
LMArena Math1404—

Knowledge Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 40.3 (#120), Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
LMArena Expert14441406

Multilingual Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 50.2 (#126), Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
LMArena Non-English13811340
LMArena Chinese13721414
LMArena Russian13911343
LMArena Spanish1390—

Instruction Following Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 72.9 (#126), Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
LMArena Instruction Following13811347

Long Context Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 42.7 (#119), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
LMArena Longer Query14001359

Writing & Preference Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 57.4 (#129), Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 30b
LMArena Text13961361
LMArena Creative Writing13311288
LMArena Multi-Turn13801339

Frequently asked questions

Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 better than Granite 4.2 30b?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.8 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 or Granite 4.2 30b better for coding?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.7 versus 41.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 and Granite 4.2 30b share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 has 13 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 30b has 11.

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