Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 32.2 to 27.5.
- Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2 for Grok Build 0.1.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 36.4 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 1M |
| Max output | 256K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1385 |
Agentic & Tool Use Nova 2 Lite leads
Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129), Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1364 |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1358 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1335 |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.
Is Grok Build 0.1 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.1 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Nova 2 Lite share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.