# Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)

> Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-12-10-vs-grok-2
- 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 Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads 36.1 to 19.6.

## Snapshot

| | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 42.3 | 33.4 |
| Rank | 104 | 233 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 41.5 (#112)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1430 | 1288 |
| WeirdML | — | 22.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |

## Reasoning

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 28.1 (#93)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1427 | 1272 |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| DTBench | — | 65.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.48 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |

## Math

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 36.1 (#130)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 19.6 (#278)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1418 | 1283 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 11.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 63.5% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |

## Knowledge

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 38.6 (#133)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | 1254 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 53.8% |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |

## Multilingual

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 51.7 (#103)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1399 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1440 | 1289 |
| LMArena Russian | 1397 | 1286 |
| LMArena French | — | 1317 |
| LMArena German | — | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1237 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1281 |

## Instruction Following

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 73.4 (#117)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1387 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |

## Long Context

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 42.4 (#120)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1391 | 1276 |

## Writing & Preference

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 59.7 (#104)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1351 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1409 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |

## FAQ

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 has 12 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.