Nova Lite 1.0 vs Nova Micro 1.0
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
amazon · A · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.06
Output / 1M
$0.24
AA index
6.7
proprietary · 300K context
amazon · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.035
Output / 1M
$0.14
AA index
5.9
proprietary · 128K context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Micro 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | API-only (closed weights) | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 300,000 | 128,000 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Per API terms | Per API terms |
| Languages | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.06 | $0.035 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $0.24 | $0.14 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $0.30 | $0.18 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | — | — |
| AA Intelligence Index | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| AA Coding Index | — | — |
| AA Agentic Index | — | — |
| Max output tokens | 5,120 | 5,120 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No | No |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
Nova Lite 1.0
$0.30
Nova Micro 1.0
$0.18
Nova Micro 1.0 is 1.7× cheaper at list price.