Model comparison
Nova Premier 1.0 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $12.50 for Nova Premier 1.0.
- Nova Premier 1.0 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 33.8 |
| Released | 2025-04-30 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Max output | 10K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $12.50 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: —, Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206)
Reasoning Too close to call
Nova Premier 1.0: 22.3 (#182), Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191)
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 44.8% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
Math Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 31.5 (#194), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | 35% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 35.4 (#176), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 72.6% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 51.8% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 66.9 (#201), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 80.3% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 51.0 (#174), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 78.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova Premier 1.0 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nova Premier 1.0 or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Nova Premier 1.0 lists at $2.50 and $12.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Premier 1.0 does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova Premier 1.0 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.