Nova Micro 1.0 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 leads Nova Micro 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 34.3 to 5.9, and Nova Micro 1.0 costs 2.0x less per output token ($0.14 vs $0.28 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 4 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nova Micro 1.0 or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: which to pick
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has a coding score, 51.8 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova Micro 1.0 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for output tokens 2.0x cheaper ($0.14 vs $0.28 per million).
- Shared results
- 4
- Nova Micro 1.0 only
- 35
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 only
- 51
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 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
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 leads, 34.3 against 5.9.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has a AA Agentic Index result, 41.0.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has a GPQA Diamond result, 89.9%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has a MMLU Pro result, 86.2%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1238.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 takes 1.05M tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0
Nova Micro 1.0 $0.0001, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has the number, $0.01.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Micro 1.0 not benchmarked, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 51.8 from 4 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- General, 66.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Nova Micro 1.0 13.0% against DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 79.7%, 66.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova Micro 1.0 $0.14 against DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 $0.28 per million output tokens, 2.0x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Micro 1.0 takes 128K tokens, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 1.05M.
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 Micro 1.0 | Bars | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 2 | ||
| General | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 4 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index19 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 69.1 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 87.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 88.8% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 18.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 74.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.6% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 32.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 67.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 72.1% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 50.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 1.5% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 18.8% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 63.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1306.1 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1218 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1215 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 5.9 | 34.3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 154.8 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 41.0 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 49.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 28.1% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 30.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 57.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 64.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 14.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 89.9% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 35.8% | 90.8% | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.6% | 38.6% | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 91.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 89.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 61.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 61.1% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 32.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 34.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1191 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1183 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1203 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 6.0 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 94.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 57.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 24.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 56.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1206 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1212 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 86.2% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 77.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 61.9% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 70.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.1% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 33.6% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| MMLU | 70.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1210 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1207 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1221 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1182 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1238 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1235 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1208 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1180 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1209 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1230 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1185 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1090 | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 80.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| IFBench | 29.4% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 13.0% | 79.7% | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| DTBench | Not measured | 90.9% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 41.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1208 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1174 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1172 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1224 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1186 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1209 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1192 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1154 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1150 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1238 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1225 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1185 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1178 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1205 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1192 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1163 | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 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
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | 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 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 | Amazon Nova Micro 1.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | DeepSeek |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | July 31, 2026 |
| Context window | 128K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.035 | $0.14 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.14 | $0.28 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 51.8 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 4 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.01 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova Micro 1.0 better than DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 for coding?
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has a coding score, 51.8 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova Micro 1.0 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for output tokens 2.0x cheaper ($0.14 vs $0.28 per million).
Which is cheaper, Nova Micro 1.0 or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?
Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens; DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.14 and $0.28. Cost per solved task is known for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 only.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Micro 1.0 or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova Micro 1.0 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 comparison based on?
4 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Micro 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.