# Grok Build 0.1 vs Nova Premier 1.0

> Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-build-0-1-vs-nova-premier-1-0
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 32.2 to 23.0.
- Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $12.50 for Nova Premier 1.0.
- Nova Premier 1.0 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.

## Snapshot

| | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 36.4 | 38.3 |
| Rank | 216 | 189 |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $1 | $2.50 |
| Output $/M | $2 | $12.50 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91)
- Nova Premier 1.0: —

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129)
- Nova Premier 1.0: —

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77)
- Nova Premier 1.0: 23.0 (#185)

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 44.8% |
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |

## Math

- Grok Build 0.1: —
- Nova Premier 1.0: 33.8 (#199)

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | — | 35% |

## Knowledge

- Grok Build 0.1: —
- Nova Premier 1.0: 35.8 (#180)

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 72.6% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 51.8% |

## Instruction Following

- Grok Build 0.1: —
- Nova Premier 1.0: 66.8 (#204)

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 80.3% |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok Build 0.1: —
- Nova Premier 1.0: 51.0 (#178)

| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | — | 78.8% |

## FAQ

### Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Nova Premier 1.0?

Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Nova Premier 1.0?

Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Nova Premier 1.0 lists at $2.50 and $12.50.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Nova Premier 1.0 does, with 1M tokens against 256K.

### How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Nova Premier 1.0 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Nova Premier 1.0 has 6.