Model Comparison

GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Nova Lite

Nova Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Lite is 7.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

GPT-3.5 Turbo outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nova Lite is better at 6 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU, MMMU).

Nova Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Lite costs less

For input processing, GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens) is 6.3x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-3.5 Turbo is more expensive than Nova Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerAzure
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

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. GPT-3.5 Turbo can generate longer responses up to 4,096 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 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 GPT-3.5 Turbo does not.

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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

Nova Lite is 20 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.0 years ago

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

1.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while Nova Lite's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nova Lite's cutoff date.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Nova Lite

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Provider Availability

GPT-3.5 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M

Nova Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher DROP score (80.2% vs 70.2%)
Higher GPQA score (42.0% vs 30.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (85.4% vs 68.0%)
Higher MATH score (73.3% vs 43.1%)
Higher MMLU score (80.5% vs 69.8%)
Higher MMMU score (56.2% vs 0.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Amazon
Nova Lite

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Nova Lite

Nova Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI and Nova Lite is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%. Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.
Nova Lite is 8.3x cheaper for input tokens. GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via azure. Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via bedrock.
GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K 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 context window (16K vs 300K), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.06/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.