DeepSeek-V3 vs Nova Micro Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek-V3 and Nova Micro across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, MMLU), while Nova Micro is better at 1 benchmark (IFEval).

DeepSeek-V3 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Micro costs less

For input processing, DeepSeek-V3 ($0.27/1M tokens) is 9.0x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, DeepSeek-V3 ($1.10/1M tokens) is 7.9x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, DeepSeek-V3 is more expensive than Nova Micro.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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DeepSeek-V3

Input tokens$0.27

Output tokens$1.10

Best providerDeepSeek

Nova Micro

Input tokens$0.03

Output tokens$0.14

Best providerAWS Bedrock

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

DeepSeek-V3 accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Nova Micro's 128,000 tokens. DeepSeek-V3 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Nova Micro is limited to 128,000 tokens.

DeepSeek-V3

Input131,072 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

Nova Micro

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V3 is licensed under MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed), while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek-V3

MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed)

Open weights

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V3 was released on 2024-12-25, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

DeepSeek-V3 is 1 month newer than Nova Micro.

DeepSeek-V3

Dec 25, 2024

1.2 years ago

1mo newer

Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

DeepSeek-V3 is available from DeepSeek. Nova Micro is available from Bedrock. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.