Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 123× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 Micro scores higher in 1 category and Nova Premier 1.0 in 4 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova Premier 1.0 leads 35.4 to 9.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MMLU-Pro: 39.5% for Granite 4.0 Micro and 72.6% for Nova Premier 1.0.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $12.50 for Nova Premier 1.0.
- Nova Premier 1.0 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova Premier 1.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2025-04-30 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 118K | 10K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $12.50 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 6 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 18.5 (#261), Nova Premier 1.0: 22.3 (#182)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 44.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
Math Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 11.2 (#301), Nova Premier 1.0: 31.5 (#194)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | 35% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
Knowledge Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#299), Nova Premier 1.0: 35.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | 72.6% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | 51.8% |
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 70.0 (#164), Nova Premier 1.0: 66.9 (#201)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | 80.3% |
Writing & Preference Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#212), Nova Premier 1.0: 51.0 (#174)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | 78.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Nova Premier 1.0?
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 123× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Nova Premier 1.0?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Nova Premier 1.0 lists at $2.50 and $12.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Premier 1.0 does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Nova Premier 1.0 share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Nova Premier 1.0 has 6.