Nova Micro: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Amazon's Nova Micro and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Nova Micro is of lower quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.531 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 28.
Price:Nova Micro is cheaper compared to average with a price of $0.06 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Nova Micro Input token price: $0.04, Output token price: $0.14 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Nova Micro Input token price: $0.04, Output token price: $0.14 per 1M Tokens.
Nova Micro is faster compared to average, with a output speed of 376.2 tokens per second.
Latency:Nova Micro has a lower latency compared to average, taking 0.32s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Nova Micro has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 130k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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