Palmyra X5 vs Nova Lite 1.0 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.
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Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai
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| Spec | Palmyra X5 | Nova Lite 1.0 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | Writer | Amazon | – |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary | – |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 300K tokens | WRPalmyra X5 |
| Input price | $0.6/M | $0.06/M | AMNova Lite 1.0 |
| Output price | $6/M | $0.24/M | AMNova Lite 1.0 |
| Vision / multimodal | No | Yes | AMNova Lite 1.0 |
| Tool / function calling | No | Yes | AMNova Lite 1.0 |
| Self-hostable | No (API only) | No (API only) | – |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary | – |
Nova Lite 1.0 is ~25× cheaper than Palmyra X5 on output tokens ($0.24 vs $6 per M tokens).
| Capability | Palmyra X5 | Nova Lite 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Open weights (downloadable) | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self-hostable | ✗ | ✗ |
| Runs fully offline | ✗ | ✗ |
| Vision / multimodal | ✗ | ✓ |
| Tool / function calling | ✗ | ✓ |
| 1M+ context window | ✓ | ✗ |
| Criterion | Palmyra X5 | Nova Lite 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-efficiency | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Context window | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Openness | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Self-hosting | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Multimodality | 2.0 | 5.0 |
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.
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Nova Lite 1.0 is cheaper on output ($0.24/M vs $6/M).
Palmyra X5 offers the larger context window (1M tokens).
Choose Nova Lite 1.0 for the lower output price ($0.24/M vs $6/M). Choose Palmyra X5 if you need the larger 1M context window.
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