Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 31.3 to 22.3.
- Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1 / $2 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 256K.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2025-04-30 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 1M |
| Max output | 256K | 10K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $12.50 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90), Nova Premier 1.0: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122), Nova Premier 1.0: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73), Nova Premier 1.0: 22.3 (#182)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 44.8% |
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova Premier 1.0: 31.5 (#194)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | — | 35% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova Premier 1.0: 35.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 72.6% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 51.8% |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova Premier 1.0: 66.9 (#201)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 80.3% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Nova Premier 1.0: 51.0 (#174)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | — | 78.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Nova Premier 1.0?
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 4.0× 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, Grok Build 0.1 or Nova Premier 1.0?
Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2 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 256K.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Nova Premier 1.0 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Nova Premier 1.0 has 6.