Model Comparison

GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Nova Micro

Nova Micro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Micro is 13.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

GPT-3.5 Turbo outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nova Micro is better at 5 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU).

Nova Micro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Micro costs less

For input processing, GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens) is 16.7x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens) is 10.7x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-3.5 Turbo 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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OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerAzure
Amazon
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

Nova Micro accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. Nova Micro can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while GPT-3.5 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.

OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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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 Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

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

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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.1 years ago

Nova Micro

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 Micro'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 Micro's cutoff date.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Nova Micro

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Provider Availability

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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

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

Nova Micro

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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.03/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

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Amazon
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher DROP score (79.3% vs 70.2%)
Higher GPQA score (40.0% vs 30.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (81.1% vs 68.0%)
Higher MATH score (69.3% vs 43.1%)
Higher MMLU score (77.6% vs 69.8%)

Detailed Comparison

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

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Nova Micro

Nova Micro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI and Nova Micro 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 Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.
Nova Micro is 16.7x cheaper for input tokens. GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via azure. Nova Micro costs $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output via bedrock.
GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (16K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.03/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.