# Amazon Nova Micro vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

> Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-step-2-16k-exp-202412
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Micro scores higher in 0 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 52.5 to 39.7.

## Snapshot

| | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 38.6 |
| Rank | 290 | 173 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.035 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.14 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Amazon Nova Micro: 30.0 (#289)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 37.9 (#170)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1316 |
| LiveBench Coding | 20.2% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Amazon Nova Micro: 21.9 (#125)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 22.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Amazon Nova Micro: 16.7 (#289)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 24.8 (#140)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1191 | 1299 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 25.1% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 34% | — |
| LiveBench | 29.6% | — |

## Math

- Amazon Nova Micro: 24.9 (#252)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 33.6 (#171)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1206 | 1305 |
| Omni-MATH | 21.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 34.5% | — |

## Knowledge

- Amazon Nova Micro: 29.2 (#231)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 34.6 (#187)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1184 | 1279 |
| MMLU-Pro | 51.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 38.3% | — |
| MMLU | 70.8% | — |

## Multilingual

- Amazon Nova Micro: 36.7 (#234)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.9 (#176)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1186 | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1209 | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | 1185 | 1324 |
| LMArena French | 1237 | — |
| LMArena German | 1192 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1154 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1225 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Amazon Nova Micro: 56.6 (#267)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 68.1 (#187)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1174 | 1287 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 48% | — |
| IFEval | 76% | — |

## Long Context

- Amazon Nova Micro: 36.5 (#224)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#165)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1206 | 1307 |

## Writing & Preference

- Amazon Nova Micro: 39.7 (#242)
- Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.5 (#168)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1208 | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1172 | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1178 | 1292 |
| WildBench | 74.3% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 15.8% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Amazon Nova Micro better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Amazon Nova Micro or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.9 versus 30.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Micro and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Micro has 32 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.