Model Comparison

Nova Lite vs o1-mini

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Lite is 50.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Nova Lite outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while o1-mini is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU).

o1-mini 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, Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens) is 50.0x cheaper than o1-mini ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens) is 50.0x cheaper than o1-mini ($12.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, o1-mini 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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Amazon
Nova Lite
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerAWS Bedrock
OpenAI
o1-mini
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$12.00
Best providerOpenAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to o1-mini's 128,000 tokens. o1-mini can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
OpenAI
o1-mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas o1-mini does not.

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

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

o1-mini

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.

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

o1-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20, while o1-mini was released on 2024-09-12.

Nova Lite is 2 months newer than o1-mini.

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

2mo newer
o1-mini

Sep 12, 2024

1.6 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

Nova Lite is available from Bedrock. o1-mini is available from OpenAI, Azure.

Nova Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M

o1-mini

openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $12.00/1M
azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $3.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $13.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
OpenAI
Higher GPQA score (60.0% vs 42.0%)
Higher HumanEval score (92.4% vs 85.4%)
Higher MMLU score (85.2% vs 80.5%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Amazon
Nova Lite
OpenAI
o1-mini

FAQ

Common questions about Nova Lite vs o1-mini

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Lite is made by Amazon and o1-mini is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%. o1-mini scores HumanEval: 92.4%, MATH-500: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.2%, SuperGLUE: 75.0%, GPQA: 60.0%.
Nova Lite is 50.0x cheaper for input tokens. Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via bedrock. o1-mini costs $3.00/M input and $12.00/M output via openai.
Nova Lite supports 300K tokens and o1-mini supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (300K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.06 vs $3.00/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Nova Lite is developed by Amazon and o1-mini is developed by OpenAI.