Nova Premier 1.0 vs GPT-5.6 Sol Pro
Nova Premier 1.0 costs 1.6x less per output token than GPT-5.6 Sol Pro ($12.50 vs $20.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $12.50
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $20.00
Nova Premier 1.0 or GPT-5.6 Sol Pro: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova Premier 1.0 for output tokens 1.6x cheaper ($12.50 vs $20.00 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nova Premier 1.0 has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and ALE-Bench; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro on WeirdML, APEX-Agents and SimpleBench. 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 Premier 1.0 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 9.2.
Directional only
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
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 $0.0088, GPT-5.6 Sol Pro $0.014 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Premier 1.0 not benchmarked, GPT-5.6 Sol Pro 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 Premier 1.0 $12.50 against GPT-5.6 Sol Pro $20.00 per million output tokens, 1.6x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Premier 1.0 takes 1M tokens, GPT-5.6 Sol Pro 1.05M.
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 Premier 1.0 | GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 31.7% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 89.4% | Only GPT-5.6 Sol Pro measured |
| ALE-Bench | 147.4 | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 9.2 | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 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 index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 38.3% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 51.4% | Only GPT-5.6 Sol Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 56.9% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.2% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 71.7% | Only GPT-5.6 Sol Pro measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 68.0% | Only GPT-5.6 Sol Pro measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 44.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 17.3 | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 17.3% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 80.5% | Only GPT-5.6 Sol Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 73.3% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 835 | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 36.2% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 34.3% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 96.0% | Only GPT-5.6 Sol Pro measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 59.2% | Only GPT-5.6 Sol Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 42 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 Premier 1.0 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nova Premier 1.0 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nova Premier 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 Premier 1.0 | OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | OpenAI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | October 31, 2025 | July 9, 2026 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $4.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $12.50 | $20.00 |
| 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 Premier 1.0 better than GPT-5.6 Sol Pro for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Premier 1.0 for output tokens 1.6x cheaper ($12.50 vs $20.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Nova Premier 1.0 or GPT-5.6 Sol Pro?
Nova Premier 1.0 costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $12.50 per million output tokens; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro costs $4.00 and $20.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Premier 1.0 or GPT-5.6 Sol Pro?
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Has any benchmark tested both Nova Premier 1.0 and GPT-5.6 Sol Pro?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nova Premier 1.0 has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and ALE-Bench; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro on WeirdML, APEX-Agents and SimpleBench. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.