Head to head
Nova Micro 1.0vsLlama 3.1 70B Instruct
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct at $0.0005 — ▼ 13x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.10 a month.
On output token price alone Nova Micro 1.0 looks 2.9x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Nova Micro 1.0 and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct| Figure | Nova Micro 1.0 | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.035 | $0.4 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.14 | $0.4 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.035 | $0.4 |
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| Pass rate | 56% | 50% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0000measured | $0.0005measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.01 | $0.11 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings