Nova Micro 1.0
$0.035 per 1M input tokens and $0.14 per 1M output tokens · 128K context · tools.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Nova Micro 1.0 costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $24.36 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $4.20 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $15.96 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.41 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $37.80 |
Price history
We started tracking Nova Micro 1.0 on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Nova Micro 1.0: 2 providers
Amazon Bedrock is the cheapest at $0.035 input / $0.14 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Uptime | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Bedrock | $0.035 | $0.14 | 128K | 100% | — |
| Amazon Bedrock | $0.035 | $0.14 | 128K | 88% | — |
Cheaper alternatives to Nova Micro 1.0
Models with the same tool calling for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ling 3.0 Flash inclusionAI | $0.021 | $0.063 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| gpt-oss-20b OpenAI | $0.018 | $0.09 | 131K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Mistral Nemo Mistral AI | $0.029 | $0.03 | 131K | toolsJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Nova Micro 1.0
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $24.36 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Ling 3.0 Flash (similar capabilities) | $9.22 | $15.14 (62%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Nova Micro 1.0.
Specifications
| Model ID | amazon/nova-micro-v1 |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | No |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | No |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-10-31 |
| Released | Dec 5, 2024 |
FAQ
- How much does Nova Micro 1.0 cost?
- $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Nova Micro 1.0?
- 128K tokens, with up to 5K output tokens per response.
- Does Nova Micro 1.0 support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: no. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Nova Micro 1.0?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.021 / $0.063), gpt-oss-20b ($0.018 / $0.09), Mistral Nemo ($0.029 / $0.03).
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