Model comparison

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 vs Granite 4.2 3b

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.8 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 3b IBM

39.4

Rank #169 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 3b 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 47.2.
  • Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 and Granite 4.2 3b specifications
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
ProviderAmazonIBM
Noometry Index42.839.4
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 3b: 40.0 (#151)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
LMArena Coding14471361

Reasoning Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 28.9 (#98), Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
LMArena Hard Prompts14151306

Math Not comparable

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 38.5 (#136), Granite 4.2 3b: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
LMArena Math1404—

Knowledge Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 40.3 (#120), Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
LMArena Expert14441315

Multilingual Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 50.2 (#126), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
LMArena Non-English13811268
LMArena Chinese13721269
LMArena Russian13911249
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 3b: 67.1 (#200)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
LMArena Instruction Following13811273

Long Context Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 42.7 (#119), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
LMArena Longer Query14001291

Writing & Preference Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 57.4 (#129), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10Granite 4.2 3b
LMArena Text13961293
LMArena Creative Writing13311205
LMArena Multi-Turn13801290

Frequently asked questions

Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 better than Granite 4.2 3b?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.8 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.7 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 and Granite 4.2 3b 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 3b has 11.

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