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Nova Lite 1.0 vs Solar Pro 4

Solar Pro 4 leads Nova Lite 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 28.2 to 6.7, and Nova Lite 1.0 costs 2.5x less per output token ($0.24 vs $0.60 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 31 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Nova Lite 1.0 Replace Solar Pro 4
Nova Lite 1.0Amazon
Coding
No data
Overall
6.7
Output $/M
$0.24
0
Solar Pro 4Upstage
Coding
No data
Overall
28.2
Output $/M
$0.60
31
vs boards won of 31 shared

Nova Lite 1.0 or Solar Pro 4: 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 2.5x cheaper ($0.24 vs $0.60 per million) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.

Model ANova Lite 1.0AmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BSolar Pro 4UpstageNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
31
Nova Lite 1.0 only
10
Solar Pro 4 only
14
Like-for-like categories
6 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.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova Lite 1.0 not benchmarked, Solar Pro 4 not benchmarked.
Widest category
Reasoning, 34.5 points apart on average over 5 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Nova Lite 1.0 19.0% against Solar Pro 4 70.7%, 51.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova Lite 1.0 $0.24 against Solar Pro 4 $0.60 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
Context window
Nova Lite 1.0 takes 300K tokens, Solar Pro 4 524K.

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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova Lite 1.0BarsSolar Pro 4Ties
Coding02
Intelligence01
Reasoning05
Math02
Knowledge04
General017
All shared boards031
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
Coding benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1371Only Solar Pro 4 measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured52.7Only Solar Pro 4 measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)16.7%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
SciCodeNot measured48.0%Only Solar Pro 4 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)0.8%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
ALE-BenchNot measured179.3Only Solar Pro 4 measured
LMArena Text: coding12391438Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: software and IT12411431Solar Pro 4
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1363Only Solar Pro 4 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1371Only Solar Pro 4 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
AA Intelligence Index6.728.2Solar Pro 4
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
Design Arena: agents building web appsNot measured1105Only Solar Pro 4 measured
τ²-Bench Telecom17.5%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)43.3%89.1%Solar Pro 4
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.3%29.8%Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: hard prompts12201400Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: expert12011428Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12261427Solar Pro 4
Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
AA Math Index7.0Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)7.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: math12271421Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: mathematical work12351427Solar Pro 4
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)59.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
MMLU77.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: science12321404Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12131374Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: legal and government12381383Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: business and finance12191381Solar Pro 4
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1176Only Solar Pro 4 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1150Only Solar Pro 4 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1170Only Solar Pro 4 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1177Only Solar Pro 4 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1178Only Solar Pro 4 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1182Only Solar Pro 4 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index017
General benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
IFBench34.1%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)19.0%70.7%Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text12291388Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: instruction following12051375Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: creative writing11971317Solar Pro 4
LMArena Vision990Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: English12431414Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: non-English12081363Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: Chinese12251422Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: German12291358Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: Japanese11531320Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: Korean11531383Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: French12381400Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: Spanish12261409Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: Russian12161357Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1304Only Solar Pro 4 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn11991385Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: longer queries12341382Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: writing and language12111344Solar Pro 4
LMArena Text: entertainment and media11761332Solar Pro 4
LMArena Vision: English999Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Solar Pro 4Leader
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$0.0002Fits in one request
Solar Pro 4$0.0004Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.0037Fits in one request
Solar Pro 4$0.0093Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.014Fits in one request
Solar Pro 4$0.036Fits in one request

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.

Specifications of Nova Lite 1.0 and Solar Pro 4
SpecificationAmazon Nova Lite 1.0Upstage Solar Pro 4
MakerAmazonUpstage
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 5, 2024August 10, 2026
Context window300K524K
Input $/Mtok$0.06$0.15
Output $/Mtok$0.24$0.60
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it01
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Lite 1.0 better than Solar Pro 4 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 2.5x cheaper ($0.24 vs $0.60 per million) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Nova Lite 1.0 or Solar Pro 4?

Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; Solar Pro 4 costs $0.15 and $0.60. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Lite 1.0 or Solar Pro 4?

Solar Pro 4, with 524K tokens against 300K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Lite 1.0 vs Solar Pro 4 comparison based on?

31 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 Solar Pro 4's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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