Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 22.4 to 19.2.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | — |
| Results tracked | 8 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.