Model Comparison

LongCat-Flash-Thinking vs Nova Micro

LongCat-Flash-Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Micro is 9.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

LongCat-Flash-Thinking outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nova Micro is better at 0 benchmarks.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking 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, LongCat-Flash-Thinking ($0.30/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, LongCat-Flash-Thinking ($1.20/1M tokens) is 8.6x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, LongCat-Flash-Thinking 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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Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMeituan
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.

Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

LongCat-Flash-Thinking is licensed under MIT, while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

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

LongCat-Flash-Thinking

MIT

Open weights

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LongCat-Flash-Thinking was released on 2025-09-22, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking is 10 months newer than Nova Micro.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking

Sep 22, 2025

6 months ago

10mo 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

LongCat-Flash-Thinking is available from Meituan. Nova Micro is available from Bedrock.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M

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

Meituan
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (81.5% vs 40.0%)
Amazon
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking
Amazon
Nova Micro

FAQ

Common questions about LongCat-Flash-Thinking vs Nova Micro

LongCat-Flash-Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. LongCat-Flash-Thinking is made by Meituan and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking scores MATH-500: 99.2%, ZebraLogic: 95.5%, AIME 2024: 93.3%, AIME 2025: 90.6%, MMLU-Redux: 89.3%. 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 10.0x cheaper for input tokens. LongCat-Flash-Thinking costs $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output via meituan. Nova Micro costs $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output via bedrock.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking 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 ($0.30 vs $0.03/M), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking is developed by Meituan and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.