Nova Micro 1.0 vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Nova Micro 1.0 leads Granite 4.0 Micro on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 5.9 to 5.1, and Granite 4.0 Micro costs 1.3x less per output token ($0.112 vs $0.14 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 11 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nova Micro 1.0 or Granite 4.0 Micro: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 11
- Nova Micro 1.0 only
- 28
- Granite 4.0 Micro only
- 2
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nova Micro 1.0
Nova Micro 1.0 leads, 5.9 against 5.1.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Granite 4.0 Micro
Granite 4.0 Micro takes 131K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Granite 4.0 Micro
Nova Micro 1.0 $0.0001, Granite 4.0 Micro $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Micro 1.0 not benchmarked, Granite 4.0 Micro not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Knowledge, 8.4 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run): Nova Micro 1.0 53.1% against Granite 4.0 Micro 44.7%, 8.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova Micro 1.0 $0.14 against Granite 4.0 Micro $0.112 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Micro 1.0 takes 128K tokens, Granite 4.0 Micro 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Nova Micro 1.0 | Bars | Granite 4.0 Micro | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 1 | 1 tie | |
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 1 | 1 | ||
| Math | 0 | 0 | 2 ties | |
| Knowledge | 1 | 0 | ||
| General | 2 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 6 | 2 | 3 ties |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index01
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.0% | 18.0% | Granite 4.0 Micro |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 1.5% | 1.5% | Tie |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1218 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1215 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 5.9 | 5.1 | Nova Micro 1.0 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 14.0% | 12.6% | Nova Micro 1.0 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 35.8% | 33.6% | Nova Micro 1.0 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.6% | 5.0% | Granite 4.0 Micro |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 28.3% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1191 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1183 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1203 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index00
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 6.0 | 6.0 | Tie |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.0% | 6.0% | Tie |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 2.8% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1206 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1212 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.1% | 44.7% | Nova Micro 1.0 |
| MMLU | 70.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1210 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1207 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1221 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1182 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 29.4% | 24.8% | Nova Micro 1.0 |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 13.0% | 7.0% | Nova Micro 1.0 |
| LMArena Text | 1208 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1174 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1172 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1224 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1186 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1209 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1192 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1154 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1150 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1238 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1225 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1185 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1178 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1205 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1192 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1163 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Granite 4.0 Micro costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Granite 4.0 Micro costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Granite 4.0 Micro costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Amazon Nova Micro 1.0 | IBM Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | IBM Granite |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | October 20, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.035 | $0.017 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.14 | $0.112 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova Micro 1.0 better than Granite 4.0 Micro for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nova Micro 1.0 or Granite 4.0 Micro?
Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens; Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.017 and $0.112. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Micro 1.0 or Granite 4.0 Micro?
Granite 4.0 Micro, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova Micro 1.0 vs Granite 4.0 Micro comparison based on?
11 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nova Micro 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Granite 4.0 Micro's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.