AI Models · Paid vs Paid

AMNova Premier 1.0 Paid vs AIAion-3.0 Paid

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Aion-3.0 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Nova Premier 1.0 — full profile ›  ·  Aion-3.0 — full profile ›

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AMNova Premier 1.0PaidAmazon
$2.5 /M input
$12.5 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
AIAion-3.0PaidAionLabs
$3 /M input
$6 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window131K tokens
MultimodalNo
Self-hostNo
Choose Aion-3.0 for the lower output price ($6/M vs $12.5/M). Choose Nova Premier 1.0 if you need the larger 1M context window.

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Aion-3.0 specs

SpecNova Premier 1.0Aion-3.0Winner
MakerAmazonAionLabs–
TypeProprietaryProprietary–
Context window1M tokens131K tokensAMNova Premier 1.0
Input price$2.5/M$3/MAMNova Premier 1.0
Output price$12.5/M$6/MAIAion-3.0
Vision / multimodalYesNoAMNova Premier 1.0
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableNo (API only)No (API only)–
LicenseProprietaryProprietary–

Price gap & when to choose each

2.1×cheaper per output token

Aion-3.0 is ~2.1× cheaper than Nova Premier 1.0 on output tokens ($6 vs $12.5 per M tokens).

AMChoose Nova Premier 1.0 if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You need the longer 1M context window
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure
AIChoose Aion-3.0 if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You want the lower output price
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure

Feature comparison

CapabilityNova Premier 1.0Aion-3.0
Open weights (downloadable)✗✗
Self-hostable✗✗
Runs fully offline✗✗
Vision / multimodal✓✗
Tool / function calling✓✓
1M+ context window✓✗

How Nova Premier 1.0 and Aion-3.0 score

🏆 Best value & openness: Nova Premier 1.0 (3.2 vs 2.7 / 5)
CriterionNova Premier 1.0Aion-3.0
Cost-efficiency3.54.0
Context window5.03.5
Openness1.51.5
Self-hosting1.01.0
Multimodality5.03.5

Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.

What each model is

Nova Premier 1.0 Paid

Amazon · Proprietary

Amazon Nova Premier is the most capable of Amazon’s multimodal models for complex reasoning tasks and for use as the best teacher for distilling custom models.

Aion-3.0 Paid

AionLabs · Proprietary

Aion-3.0 is a multi-model roleplaying and storytelling system from AionLabs, built on the GLM family of models. It uses a collaborative generation process in which multiple specialized models each contribute...

Frequently asked questions

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Aion-3.0 — which is cheaper?

Aion-3.0 is cheaper on output ($6/M vs $12.5/M).

Which has the larger context window?

Nova Premier 1.0 offers the larger context window (1M tokens).

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Aion-3.0 — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Aion-3.0 for the lower output price ($6/M vs $12.5/M). Choose Nova Premier 1.0 if you need the larger 1M context window.

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