AI Models · Paid vs Paid

AMNova Premier 1.0 Paid vs AMNova Micro 1.0 Paid

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

Nova Premier 1.0 — full profile ›  ·  Nova Micro 1.0 — 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
AMNova Micro 1.0PaidAmazon
$0.04 /M input
$0.14 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window128K tokens
MultimodalNo
Self-hostNo
Choose Nova Micro 1.0 for the lower output price ($0.14/M vs $12.5/M). Choose Nova Premier 1.0 if you need the larger 1M context window.

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Nova Micro 1.0 specs

SpecNova Premier 1.0Nova Micro 1.0Winner
MakerAmazonAmazon–
TypeProprietaryProprietary–
Context window1M tokens128K tokensAMNova Premier 1.0
Input price$2.5/M$0.04/MAMNova Micro 1.0
Output price$12.5/M$0.14/MAMNova Micro 1.0
Vision / multimodalYesNoAMNova Premier 1.0
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableNo (API only)No (API only)–
LicenseProprietaryProprietary–

Price gap & when to choose each

89×cheaper per output token

Nova Micro 1.0 is ~89× cheaper than Nova Premier 1.0 on output tokens ($0.14 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
AMChoose Nova Micro 1.0 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 1.0Nova Micro 1.0
Open weights (downloadable)✗✗
Self-hostable✗✗
Runs fully offline✗✗
Vision / multimodal✓✗
Tool / function calling✓✓
1M+ context window✓✗

How Nova Premier 1.0 and Nova Micro 1.0 score

🏆 Best value & openness: Nova Premier 1.0 (3.2 vs 2.9 / 5)
CriterionNova Premier 1.0Nova Micro 1.0
Cost-efficiency3.55.0
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.

Nova Micro 1.0 Paid

Amazon · Proprietary

Amazon Nova Micro 1.0 is a text-only model that delivers the lowest latency responses in the Amazon Nova family of models at a very low cost. With a context length...

Frequently asked questions

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Nova Micro 1.0 — which is cheaper?

Nova Micro 1.0 is cheaper on output ($0.14/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 Nova Micro 1.0 — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Nova Micro 1.0 for the lower output price ($0.14/M vs $12.5/M). Choose Nova Premier 1.0 if you need the larger 1M context window.

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