| Signal | Grok 4 | Delta | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +50 | |
Benchmarks | 86 | +86 | |
Pricing | 85 | -2 | |
Context window size | 86 | -9 | |
Recency | 77 | -21 | |
Output Capacity | 20 | -55 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 4 wins |
Score History
88.1
current score
Grok 4
right now
40
current score
xAI
Amazon
Nova Premier 1.0 saves you $175.00/month
That's $2100.00/year compared to Grok 4 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Grok 4 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 88 | 40 | Grok 4 |
| Rank | #12 | #239 | Grok 4 |
| Quality Rank | #12 | #239 | Grok 4 |
| Adoption Rank | #12 | #239 | Grok 4 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 256K | 1000K | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Pricing | $3.00/$15.00/M | $2.50/$12.50/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 50 | Grok 4 |
| Benchmarks | 86 | -- | Grok 4 |
| Pricing | 85 | 88 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Context window size | 86 | 95 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Recency | 77 | 98 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Output Capacity | 20 | 75 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 88/100 (rank #12), placing it in the top 96% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #239), placing it in the top 18% of all 290 models tracked.
Grok 4 has a 48-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Grok 4 offers 17% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $225.00/month with Nova Premier 1.0 vs $270.00/month with Grok 4 - a $45.00 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Nova Premier 1.0 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1000K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($12.50/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (88/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Grok 4 clearly outperforms Nova Premier 1.0 with a significant 48.099999999999994-point lead. For most general use cases, Grok 4 is the stronger choice. However, Nova Premier 1.0 may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
Grok 4
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Nova Premier 1.0
17% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Grok 4
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Grok 4
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Grok 4
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by xAI
| Capability | Grok 4 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
xAI
Amazon
Nova Premier 1.0 saves you $3.90/month
That's 17% cheaper than Grok 4 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Grok 4 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 256K | 1M |
| Max Output Tokens | -- | 32,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 |