Nova Lite vs o1-mini Comparison

Comparing Nova Lite and o1-mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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

1.3 years ago

2mo newer
o1-mini

Sep 12, 2024

1.5 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. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.

Nova Lite

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

o1-mini

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OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $12.00/1M
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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

Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
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