Nova Lite 1.0 vs Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 leads Nova Lite 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 9.2 to 6.7, and Nova Lite 1.0 costs 52.1x less per output token ($0.24 vs $12.50 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 11 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nova Lite 1.0 or Nova Premier 1.0: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova Lite 1.0 for output tokens 52.1x cheaper ($0.24 vs $12.50 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 11
- Nova Lite 1.0 only
- 30
- Nova Premier 1.0 only
- 2
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
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
Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 leads, 9.2 against 6.7.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Nova Premier 1.0 has a Design Arena: websites result, 835.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 takes 1M tokens against 300K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Lite 1.0
Nova Lite 1.0 $0.0002, Nova Premier 1.0 $0.0088 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Lite 1.0 not benchmarked, Nova Premier 1.0 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 20.8 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Nova Lite 1.0 17.5% against Nova Premier 1.0 38.3%, 20.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova Lite 1.0 $0.24 against Nova Premier 1.0 $12.50 per million output tokens, 52.1x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Lite 1.0 takes 300K tokens, Nova Premier 1.0 1M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Nova Lite 1.0 | Bars | Nova Premier 1.0 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 1 | 1 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 1 | ||
| General | 0 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 1 | 10 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 16.7% | 31.7% | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 0.8% | 6.8% | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 147.4 | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1239 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1241 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 6.7 | 9.2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 17.5% | 38.3% | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 43.3% | 56.9% | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.3% | 4.2% | Nova Lite 1.0 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1220 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1201 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1226 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 7.0 | 17.3 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 7.0% | 17.3% | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| LMArena Text: math | 1227 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1235 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 59.0% | 73.3% | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| MMLU | 77.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1232 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1213 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1238 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1219 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 835 | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 34.1% | 36.2% | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 19.0% | 34.3% | Nova Premier 1.0 |
| LMArena Text | 1229 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1205 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1197 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Vision | 990 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1243 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1208 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1225 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1229 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1153 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1153 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1238 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1226 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1216 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1199 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1234 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1211 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1176 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 999 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Nova Premier 1.0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 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 Lite 1.0 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nova Lite 1.0 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nova Lite 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 | Amazon Nova Lite 1.0 | Amazon Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | Amazon |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | October 31, 2025 |
| Context window | 300K | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.06 | $2.50 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.24 | $12.50 |
| 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 Nova Lite 1.0 better than Nova Premier 1.0 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Lite 1.0 for output tokens 52.1x cheaper ($0.24 vs $12.50 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nova Lite 1.0 or Nova Premier 1.0?
Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; Nova Premier 1.0 costs $2.50 and $12.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Lite 1.0 or Nova Premier 1.0?
Nova Premier 1.0, with 1M tokens against 300K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova Lite 1.0 vs Nova Premier 1.0 comparison based on?
11 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Lite 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Nova Premier 1.0's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.