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Nova Micro 1.0 vs o3 Mini

o3 Mini leads Nova Micro 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 12.5 to 5.9, and Nova Micro 1.0 costs 31.4x less per output token ($0.14 vs $4.40 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 36 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Nova Micro 1.0 Replace o3 Mini
Nova Micro 1.0Amazon
Coding
No data
Overall
5.9
Output $/M
$0.14
0
o3 MiniOpenAI
Coding
No data
Overall
12.5
Output $/M
$4.40
36
vs boards won of 36 shared

Nova Micro 1.0 or o3 Mini: 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 31.4x cheaper ($0.14 vs $4.40 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model ANova Micro 1.0AmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel Bo3 MiniOpenAINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
36
Nova Micro 1.0 only
3
o3 Mini only
34
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.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova Micro 1.0 not benchmarked, o3 Mini not benchmarked.
Widest category
Math, 31.3 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run): Nova Micro 1.0 14.0% against o3 Mini 73.4%, 59.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova Micro 1.0 $0.14 against o3 Mini $4.40 per million output tokens, 31.4x apart.
Context window
Nova Micro 1.0 takes 128K tokens, o3 Mini 200K.

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 Micro 1.0Barso3 MiniTies
Coding04
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning05
Math02
Knowledge05
General018
All shared boards036
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
Aider polyglotNot measured60.4%Only o3 Mini measured
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured42.4%Only o3 Mini measured
SWE-bench LiteNot measured32.3%Only o3 Mini measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured71.5%Only o3 Mini measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)14.0%73.4%o3 Mini
SciCodeNot measured42.8%Only o3 Mini measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)1.5%6.8%o3 Mini
GSO-BenchNot measured1.3%Only o3 Mini measured
WeirdMLNot measured43.7%Only o3 Mini measured
CybenchNot measured22.5%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: coding12181378o3 Mini
LMArena Text: software and IT12151364o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
AA Intelligence Index5.912.5o3 Mini
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured140.2Only o3 Mini measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
τ²-Bench Telecom14.0%31.3%o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured75.5%Only o3 Mini measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)35.8%77.3%o3 Mini
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.6%12.0%o3 Mini
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured77.0%Only o3 Mini measured
ARC-AGINot measured34.5%Only o3 Mini measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured3.0%Only o3 Mini measured
SimpleBenchNot measured22.8%Only o3 Mini measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured15.0%Only o3 Mini measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured7.0%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts11911365o3 Mini
LMArena Text: expert11831364o3 Mini
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12031375o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
AIMENot measured86.5%Only o3 Mini measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)Not measured91.8%Only o3 Mini measured
MGSM (Vals AI)Not measured91.3%Only o3 Mini measured
AA Math Index6.0Not measuredOnly Nova Micro 1.0 measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)6.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Micro 1.0 measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured76.9%Only o3 Mini measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured18.6%Only o3 Mini measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured0.0%Only o3 Mini measured
MATH level 5Not measured96.5%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: math12061396o3 Mini
LMArena Text: mathematical work12121399o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
MMLU ProNot measured78.7%Only o3 Mini measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured71.5%Only o3 Mini measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured45.3%Only o3 Mini measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured69.4%Only o3 Mini measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured94.8%Only o3 Mini measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)53.1%80.2%o3 Mini
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured15.3%Only o3 Mini measured
MMLU70.8%Not measuredOnly Nova Micro 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: science12101339o3 Mini
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12071330o3 Mini
LMArena Text: legal and government12211328o3 Mini
LMArena Text: business and finance11821313o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index018
General benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
IFBench29.4%67.1%o3 Mini
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)13.0%43.0%o3 Mini
DTBenchNot measured68.8%Only o3 Mini measured
LMCANot measured19.0%Only o3 Mini measured
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured50.0%Only o3 Mini measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured61.7%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text12081337o3 Mini
LMArena Text: instruction following11741337o3 Mini
LMArena Text: creative writing11721286o3 Mini
LMArena Text: English12241351o3 Mini
LMArena Text: non-English11861319o3 Mini
LMArena Text: Chinese12091379o3 Mini
LMArena Text: German11921303o3 Mini
LMArena Text: Japanese11541286o3 Mini
LMArena Text: Korean11501313o3 Mini
LMArena Text: French12381334o3 Mini
LMArena Text: Spanish12251321o3 Mini
LMArena Text: Russian11851304o3 Mini
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1294Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn11781320o3 Mini
LMArena Text: longer queries12051343o3 Mini
LMArena Text: writing and language11921313o3 Mini
LMArena Text: entertainment and media11631283o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0o3 MiniLeader
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$0.0001Fits in one request
o3 Mini$0.0033Fits in one request

Nova Micro 1.0 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Micro 1.0$0.0022Fits in one request
o3 Mini$0.068Fits in one request

Nova Micro 1.0 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Micro 1.0$0.0084Exceeds the context window
o3 Mini$0.264Exceeds the context window

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.

Specifications of Nova Micro 1.0 and o3 Mini
SpecificationAmazon Nova Micro 1.0OpenAI o3 Mini
MakerAmazonOpenAI
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 5, 2024January 31, 2025
Context window128K200K
Input $/Mtok$0.035$1.10
Output $/Mtok$0.14$4.40
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Micro 1.0 better than o3 Mini 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 31.4x cheaper ($0.14 vs $4.40 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Nova Micro 1.0 or o3 Mini?

Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens; o3 Mini costs $1.10 and $4.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Micro 1.0 or o3 Mini?

o3 Mini, with 200K tokens against 128K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Micro 1.0 vs o3 Mini comparison based on?

36 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 o3 Mini's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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