Aion-3.0 vs Nova Micro 1.0
Nova Micro 1.0 costs 42.9x less per output token than Aion-3.0 ($0.14 vs $6.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $6.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.14
Aion-3.0 or Nova Micro 1.0: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Aion-3.0 for a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Aion-3.0 has none yet; Nova Micro 1.0 on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and LMArena Text: coding. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Nova Micro 1.0 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 5.9.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Aion-3.0
Aion-3.0 takes 131K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0
Aion-3.0 $0.0060, Nova Micro 1.0 $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Aion-3.0 not benchmarked, Nova Micro 1.0 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Aion-3.0 $6.00 against Nova Micro 1.0 $0.14 per million output tokens, 42.9x apart.
- Context window
- Aion-3.0 takes 131K tokens, Nova Micro 1.0 128K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Aion-3.0 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 14.0% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 1.5% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1218 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1215 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Aion-3.0 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 5.9 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Aion-3.0 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 14.0% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Aion-3.0 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 35.8% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 4.6% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1191 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1183 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1203 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Aion-3.0 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 6.0 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 6.0% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1206 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1212 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Aion-3.0 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 53.1% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| MMLU | Not measured | 70.8% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1210 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1207 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1221 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1182 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index18 boards measured
| Benchmark | Aion-3.0 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 29.4% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 13.0% | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1208 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1174 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1172 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1224 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1186 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1209 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1192 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1154 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1150 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1238 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1225 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1185 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1178 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1205 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1192 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1163 | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | AionLabs Aion-3.0 | Amazon Nova Micro 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Aion Labs | Amazon |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | July 7, 2026 | December 5, 2024 |
| Context window | 131K | 128K |
| Input $/Mtok | $3.00 | $0.035 |
| Output $/Mtok | $6.00 | $0.14 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Aion-3.0 better than Nova Micro 1.0 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Aion-3.0 for a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Aion-3.0 or Nova Micro 1.0?
Aion-3.0 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens; Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.035 and $0.14. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Aion-3.0 or Nova Micro 1.0?
Aion-3.0, with 131K tokens against 128K.
Has any benchmark tested both Aion-3.0 and Nova Micro 1.0?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Aion-3.0 has none yet; Nova Micro 1.0 on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and LMArena Text: coding. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.