# Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 vs Granite 4.1 8b

> Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-12-10-vs-granite-4-1-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 4.1 8b in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads 42.2 to 30.1.
- Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 42.9 | 37.4 |
| Rank | 104 | 205 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 42.2 (#110)
- Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1430 | 1312 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1192 |

## Reasoning

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 29.3 (#94)
- Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1427 | 1293 |

## Math

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 38.9 (#124)
- Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1419 | 1312 |

## Knowledge

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 39.2 (#136)
- Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1408 | 1309 |

## Multilingual

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 51.4 (#108)
- Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | 1261 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1440 | 1337 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1240 |

## Instruction Following

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 73.2 (#123)
- Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1387 | 1269 |

## Long Context

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 42.4 (#125)
- Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1391 | 1275 |

## Writing & Preference

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 59.5 (#110)
- Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1290 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1350 | 1251 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1409 | 1268 |

## FAQ

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 better than Granite 4.1 8b?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.2 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 and Granite 4.1 8b share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 has 12 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.