Model Comparison

Gemma 3 1B vs Nova Lite

Nova Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3 1B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nova Lite is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, IFEval, MATH).

Nova Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Lite specifies input context (300,000 tokens). Only Nova Lite specifies output context (2,048 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 3 1B does not.

Nova Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3 1B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 1B is licensed under Gemma, while Nova Lite uses a proprietary license.

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

Gemma 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

Gemma 3 1B is 4 months newer than Nova Lite.

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.1 years ago

3mo newer
Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Has open weights
Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (42.0% vs 19.2%)
Higher GSM8k score (94.5% vs 62.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (85.4% vs 41.5%)
Higher IFEval score (89.7% vs 80.2%)
Higher MATH score (73.3% vs 48.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 3 1B
Amazon
Nova Lite

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 1B vs Nova Lite

Nova Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3 1B is made by Google and Nova Lite is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%. Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.
Gemma 3 1B supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova Lite supports 300K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Gemma vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.