Nova Micro 1.0 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)
Nova Micro 1.0 costs 85.7x less per output token than Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) ($0.14 vs $12.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 5.9
- Output $/M
- $0.14
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $12.00
Nova Micro 1.0 or Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview): which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for output tokens 85.7x cheaper ($0.14 vs $12.00 per million) and a larger context window (128K against 66K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nova Micro 1.0 has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and LMArena Text: coding; Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) on Design Arena: images, Design Arena: graphic design and Design Arena: logos. 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
Image generation
Design Arena: images
No call
Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) has a Design Arena: images result, 1216.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nova Micro 1.0
Nova Micro 1.0 takes 128K tokens against 66K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0
Nova Micro 1.0 $0.0001, Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) $0.0080 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Micro 1.0 not benchmarked, Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) 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
- Nova Micro 1.0 $0.14 against Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) $12.00 per million output tokens, 85.7x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Micro 1.0 takes 128K tokens, Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) 66K.
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 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 1.5% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 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 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 5.9 | Not measured | 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 | Nova Micro 1.0 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 14.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 35.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.6% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 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 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | 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 |
| 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 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.1% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 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 11 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index18 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 29.4% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 13.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 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 28 boards here | |||
Image generationDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: images | Not measured | 1216 | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
| Design Arena: graphic design | Not measured | 1226 | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
| Design Arena: logos | Not measured | 1181 | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
| LMArena Text to Image | Not measured | 1234 | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
| LMArena Image Edit | Not measured | 1385 | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
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 | Google Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | November 20, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 66K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.035 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.14 | $12.00 |
| 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 Micro 1.0 better than Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for output tokens 85.7x cheaper ($0.14 vs $12.00 per million) and a larger context window (128K against 66K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Nova Micro 1.0 or Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)?
Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens; Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) costs $2.00 and $12.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Micro 1.0 or Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)?
Nova Micro 1.0, with 128K tokens against 66K.
Has any benchmark tested both Nova Micro 1.0 and Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nova Micro 1.0 has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and LMArena Text: coding; Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) on Design Arena: images, Design Arena: graphic design and Design Arena: logos. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.