GPT-4 Turbo vs Nova Micro
GPT-4 Turbo leads the LLM Stats Score 9.6 to 2.9. Nova Micro is 260.9x cheaper per token.
OpenAI · Amazon · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GPT-4 Turbo leads the overall LLM Stats Score 9.6 to 2.9, ranking #250 overall.
In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, GPT-4 Turbo wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Nova Micro is roughly 260.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose GPT-4 Turbo
- overall performance matters — it scores 9.6 and ranks #250 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 5 exact shared results
Choose Nova Micro
- cost matters — it's about 260.9x cheaper per token
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for GPT-4 Turbo · 17 for Nova Micro
GPT-4 Turbo outperforms in 5 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU), while Nova Micro is better at 0 benchmarks.
GPT-4 Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GPT-4 Turbo ($10.00/1M tokens) is 333.3x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).
For output processing, GPT-4 Turbo ($30.00/1M tokens) is 214.3x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GPT-4 Turbo is more expensive than Nova Micro.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Nova Micro can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while GPT-4 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-4 Turbo was released on 2024-04-09, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.
Nova Micro is 8 months newer than GPT-4 Turbo.
Apr 9, 2024
2.4 years ago
Nov 20, 2024
1.8 years ago
7mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-4 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Nova Micro's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-4 Turbo's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nova Micro's cutoff date.
Dec 2023
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Provider Availability
GPT-4 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI. Nova Micro is available from Bedrock.
GPT-4 Turbo
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GPT-4 Turbo and Nova Micro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about GPT-4 Turbo vs Nova Micro.