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IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Nova Micro

Nova Micro leads the LLM Stats Score 2.4 to -5.5.

IBM · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nova Micro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 2.4 to -5.5, ranking #314 overall.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nova Micro wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Nova Micro

  • overall performance matters — it scores 2.4 and ranks #314 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 5 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
IBM
Nova Micro
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.5
#358
2.4
#314
Reasoning
-5.5
#348
1.7
#309
Coding
3.0
#220
2.6
#223
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 5
4 of 5
Input price
— / M
$0.03 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.14 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Nova Micro
Math
-5.8#318
9.2#254
Finance
-3.7#208
1.5#185
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

12 reported for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview · 17 for Nova Micro

5 shared

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while Nova Micro is better at 4 benchmarks (DROP, GSM8k, IFEval, MMLU).

Nova Micro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Sep 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Micro specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Nova Micro specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Fri Sep 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was released on 2025-05-02, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is 5 months newer than Nova Micro.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

May 2, 2025

1.4 years ago

5mo newer
Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Nova Micro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Nova Micro.

Which is better, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview or Nova Micro?

Nova Micro leads the LLM Stats Score 2.4 to -5.5. IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is made by IBM and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview compare to Nova Micro in benchmarks?

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview scores AttaQ: 86.1%, HumanEval: 82.4%, HumanEval+: 78.3%, GSM8k: 70.1%, IFEval: 63.0%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.

What are the context window sizes for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Nova Micro?

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Nova Micro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.5 vs 2.4), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Nova Micro?

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is developed by IBM and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.

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