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Nova Micro 1.0 vs granite 3.3 8b math prm v2

Nova Micro 1.0 (Amazon) and granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 (IBM Granite) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 15 September 2026

As of 15 September 2026, Nova Micro 1.0 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#201 vs #203); and granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nova Micro 1.0 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #201 against #203 (10.8 vs 10.0 points).
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

Choose granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 if…

  • you want to self-host: granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 ships open weights while Nova Micro 1.0 is api only.
  • you want the more recently listed model — granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 was listed 7 January 2026, Nova Micro 1.0 5 December 2024.

Nova Micro 1.0 vs granite 3.3 8b math prm v2: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nova Micro 1.0 and granite 3.3 8b math prm v2
FieldNova Micro 1.0Amazongranite 3.3 8b math prm v2IBM Granite
ModelCap Index position#201#203
Index score10.810.0
EvidenceMeasuredInherited
Input price / 1M tokens$0.035Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.14Unlisted
Context window128K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens5K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed5 December 20247 January 2026
PublisherAmazonIBM Granite

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · finetune of ibm-granite/granite-3.3-8b-instruct · finetune (100%). Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nova Micro 1.0 vs granite 3.3 8b math prm v2

Public benchmark boards where Nova Micro 1.0 or granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 has a published result
BoardNova Micro 1.0granite 3.3 8b math prm v2Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)12891278–1299—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)22.3Function calling—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Nova Micro 1.0 vs granite 3.3 8b math prm v2: common questions

Is Nova Micro 1.0 better than granite 3.3 8b math prm v2?

Nova Micro 1.0 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 15 September 2026: #201 against #203. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Nova Micro 1.0 cheaper than granite 3.3 8b math prm v2?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Micro 1.0 or granite 3.3 8b math prm v2?

Both publish a 128K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Nova Micro 1.0 or granite 3.3 8b math prm v2?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Nova Micro 1.0 and granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 open-weight models?

Nova Micro 1.0: API only. granite 3.3 8b math prm v2: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Nova Micro 1.0 and granite 3.3 8b math prm v2?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Nova Micro 1.0 and 0 for granite 3.3 8b math prm v2, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nova Micro 1.0 vs granite 3.3 8b math prm v2 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 15 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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