# Granite 4.0 Micro vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview

> Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.8 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-0-micro-vs-nova-2-0-pro-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 21.7 to 18.5.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 32.8 |
| Rank | 312 | 241 |
| Context | 131K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.017 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 4.0 Micro: —
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Granite 4.0 Micro: —
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |

## Reasoning

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 18.5 (#261)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |

## Math

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 11.2 (#301)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |

## Knowledge

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#299)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 70.0 (#164)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#212)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.8 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.