Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)
In this head-to-head showdown, Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 is more budget-friendly at $0.14/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.
3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost
Meta open-weight Llama 4 long-context sibling of Maverick. Common public API lists sit near $0.08–$0.30 / $0.30–$0.70 per 1M; we store a conservative hosted list until OpenRouter overwrites.
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Currently comparing Llama 4 Scout vs Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0. Alternative family tiers available.
Single model data
No latency data
$0.14 / 1M output
Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.
Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.
Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 | Advantage Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preference Elo | — | — | |
| Coding Elo | — | — | |
| LiveBench | — | — | |
| SWE-bench | — | — | |
| GPQA Diamond | — | — | |
| Time to first token | — | — | |
| Output speed | 155 tok/s | — | — |
| Input price | $0.1/1M | $0.035/1M | +$0.065/1M |
| Output price | $0.3/1M | $0.14/1M | +$0.16/1M |
| Context window | +1.2M |
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 is estimated to save $4.68/month ($56/year).
Need SWE-bench on both sides.
Lower output list price ($0.14/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (1.3M).
Llama 4 Scout is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | insufficient data | Need SWE-bench on both sides. |
| High-volume chat | Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 | Lower output list price ($0.14/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | Llama 4 Scout | Larger window (1.3M). |
| Screenshots / vision | Llama 4 Scout | Llama 4 Scout is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
$1/$5 hosted Claude vs a cheap long-context open sibling. The alternative-to-Sonnet pair that is honest.
Huge window, cheap hosted lists. The Haiku alternative that is actually open-weight.
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