Model Comparison

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Nova Micro

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Micro is 3.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, IFEval, MATH, MMLU), while Nova Micro is better at 0 benchmarks.

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct 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, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens) is 1.4x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct 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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Meta
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.20
Best providerLambda
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

Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.

Meta
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement, while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

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

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct was released on 2024-12-06, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 1 month newer than Nova Micro.

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Dec 6, 2024

1.4 years ago

2w newer
Nova Micro

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

Provider Availability

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is available from Lambda, DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Groq, Sambanova, Cerebras, Bedrock, Together, Fireworks. Nova Micro is available from Bedrock.

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

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Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.23/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
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Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
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Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.59/1MOutput Price:Output: $7.90/1M
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Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
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Cerebras
Input Price:Input: $0.70/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.72/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.72/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $0.88/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.88/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

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

Meta
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (50.5% vs 40.0%)
Higher HumanEval score (88.4% vs 81.1%)
Higher IFEval score (92.1% vs 87.2%)
Higher MATH score (77.0% vs 69.3%)
Higher MMLU score (86.0% vs 77.6%)
Amazon
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Meta
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Amazon
Nova Micro

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Nova Micro

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is made by Meta and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct scores IFEval: 92.1%, MGSM: 91.1%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MBPP EvalPlus: 87.6%, MMLU: 86.0%. 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 6.7x cheaper for input tokens. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs $0.20/M input and $0.20/M output via lambda. Nova Micro costs $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output via bedrock.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct supports 128K 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 input pricing ($0.20 vs $0.03/M), licensing (Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is developed by Meta and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.