# Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 vs Granite 4.2 8B

> Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-11-10-vs-granite-4-2-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.2 8B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 leads 58.8 to 49.6.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 43.0 | 40.5 |
| Rank | 101 | 148 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.06 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 42.3 (#107)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1380 |

## Reasoning

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 29.1 (#95)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1422 | 1329 |

## Math

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 39.1 (#114)
- Granite 4.2 8B: —

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | — |

## Knowledge

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 39.9 (#127)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1384 |

## Multilingual

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 51.9 (#98)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 1302 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1463 | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | 1394 | 1285 |
| LMArena French | 1449 | — |
| LMArena German | 1395 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1383 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 73.2 (#122)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1387 | 1301 |

## Long Context

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 42.5 (#121)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1395 | 1324 |

## Writing & Preference

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 58.8 (#114)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1320 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1349 | 1236 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1380 | 1301 |

## FAQ

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 better than Granite 4.2 8B?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 or Granite 4.2 8B better for coding?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.3 versus 40.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 and Granite 4.2 8B share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.