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# Amazon Nova Micro

> Amazon Nova Micro by Amazon, released December 2024. Ranked #294 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 30.4. API: $0.035 in / $0.14 out per M tokens. 128K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-micro
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Amazon Nova Micro Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Amazon Nova Micro by Amazon ranks 294th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.4. Its strongest category is agentic & tool use, where it ranks 132nd. API pricing starts at $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens, with a 128K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #294 of 354
- **Index score:** 30.4
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 32 results
- **Provider:** [Amazon](https://noometry.com/providers/amazon)
- **Released:** December 3, 2024
- **Weights:** Proprietary
- **Reasoning:** No
- **Context window:** 128K
- **Max output:** 10K
- **Input price:** $0.035 / M
- **Output price:** $0.14 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.0613 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #7 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** October 2024
- **Input:** text

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Amazon Nova Micro category scores

1.  Coding 30.5
2.  Agentic & Tool Use 22.1
3.  Reasoning 17.4
4.  Math 26.9
5.  Knowledge 29.6
6.  Multilingual 36.5
7.  Instruction Following 56.3
8.  Long Context 36.5
9.  Writing & Preference 39.5
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Amazon Nova Micro category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 30.5 | #295 | 2 |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 22.1 | #132 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 17.4 | #294 | 3 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 26.9 | #254 | 3 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 29.6 | #237 | 4 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 36.5 | #239 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 56.3 | #272 | 3 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 36.5 | #229 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 39.5 | #247 | 5 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Amazon Nova Micro places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Amazon Nova Micro: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 29.6 | −7.8 | #237 of 314, top 76% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 36.5 | −4.4 | #229 of 296, top 78% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 26.9 | −9.7 | #254 of 327, top 78% |

### Weakest categories

Amazon Nova Micro: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 56.3 | −15.0 | #272 of 305, top 90% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 30.5 | −8.2 | #295 of 340, top 87% |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 22.1 | −8.3 | #132 of 154, top 86% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Amazon Nova Micro. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Amazon Nova Micro
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Codestral](https://noometry.com/models/codestral) | #290 | 30.6 | $0.45 | 271 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-codestral) |
| [Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-3-70b-instruct) | #291 | 30.6 | $0.16 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-llama-3-3-70b-instruct) |
| [GPT-4 Turbo](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-turbo) | #292 | 30.5 | $15 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-gpt-4-turbo) |
| [Qwen1.5-32B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-32b) | #293 | 30.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-qwen1-5-32b) |
| [Olmo 7b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/olmo-7b-instruct) | #295 | 30.3 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-olmo-7b-instruct) |
| [Magistral Small](https://noometry.com/models/magistral-small) | #296 | 30.2 | $0.75 | 0 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-magistral-small) |
| [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-32b-instruct) | #297 | 30.1 | $1.22 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |
| [Palm 2](https://noometry.com/models/palm-2) | #298 | 30.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-palm-2) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Amazon Nova Micro Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-coding) | 20.2% | #35 of 39, top 90% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1218 | #234 of 294, top 80% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Agentic & Tool Use

Amazon Nova Micro Agentic & Tool Use benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bfcl) | 22.3% | #43 of 49, top 88% | fc | [Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard](https://gorilla.cs.berkeley.edu/leaderboard.html) |  |

### Reasoning

Amazon Nova Micro Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Reasoning](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-reasoning) | 25.1% | #34 of 39, top 88% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1191 | #242 of 297, top 82% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LiveBench Data Analysis](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-data-analysis) | 34% | #36 of 39, top 93% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LiveBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench) | 29.6% | #34 of 39, top 88% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Math

Amazon Nova Micro Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Omni-MATH](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/omni-math) | 21.4% | #49 of 57, top 86% |  | [HELM Capabilities](https://crfm.stanford.edu/helm/capabilities/latest/) |  |
| [LiveBench Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-math) | 34.5% | #32 of 39, top 83% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1206 | #231 of 285, top 82% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Amazon Nova Micro Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MMLU-Pro](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mmlu-pro) | 51.1% | #51 of 58, top 88% |  | [HELM Capabilities](https://crfm.stanford.edu/helm/capabilities/latest/) |  |
| [Vectara Hallucination Rate](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/vectara-hallucination) (lower is better) | 5.5% | #15 of 96, top 16% |  | [Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard](https://github.com/vectara/hallucination-leaderboard) |  |
| [GPQA (HELM)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/helm-gpqa) | 38.3% | #45 of 57, top 79% |  | [HELM Capabilities](https://crfm.stanford.edu/helm/capabilities/latest/) |  |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1184 | #224 of 273, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [MMLU](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mmlu) | 70.8% | #42 of 81, top 52% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Multilingual

Amazon Nova Micro Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1186 | #239 of 297, top 81% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1209 | #230 of 285, top 81% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1238 | #185 of 223, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1192 | #193 of 231, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1154 | #173 of 211, top 82% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1150 | #178 of 213, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1185 | #243 of 283, top 86% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1225 | #191 of 226, top 85% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Amazon Nova Micro Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-if) | 48% | #37 of 39, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [IFEval](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/ifeval) | 76% | #49 of 57, top 86% |  | [HELM Capabilities](https://crfm.stanford.edu/helm/capabilities/latest/) |  |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1174 | #246 of 298, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Amazon Nova Micro Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1205 | #239 of 291, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Amazon Nova Micro Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1208 | #241 of 297, top 82% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1172 | #244 of 295, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [WildBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/wildbench) | 74.3% | #46 of 57, top 81% |  | [HELM Capabilities](https://crfm.stanford.edu/helm/capabilities/latest/) |  |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1178 | #243 of 295, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LiveBench Language](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-language) | 15.8% | #36 of 39, top 93% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

## API pricing by provider

Amazon Nova Micro API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [bedrock](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/models-supported.html) | $0.035 | $0.14 | $0.00875 | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/amazon/nova-micro-v1) | $0.035 | $0.14 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All Amazon API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/amazon) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Amazon Nova Micro

-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Qwen1.5-32B](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-qwen1-5-32b)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Olmo 7b Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-olmo-7b-instruct)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs GPT-4 Turbo](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-gpt-4-turbo)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Magistral Small](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-magistral-small)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-llama-3-3-70b-instruct)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-claude-fable-5-1)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-gemini-3-8-flash)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-grok-4-6)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-glm-5-3)
-   [Amazon Nova Micro vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

## Other Amazon models

-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 02 10](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-26-02-10)44.5
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-11-10)43.0
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-12-10)42.9
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-26-01-10)42.8
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 20](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-20)42.1
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-09)41.9
-   [Nova 2 Lite](https://noometry.com/models/nova-2-lite)39.7
-   [Nova Premier 1.0](https://noometry.com/models/nova-premier-1-0)38.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Amazon Nova Micro?

Amazon Nova Micro by Amazon ranks 294th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.4. Its strongest category is agentic & tool use, where it ranks 132nd. API pricing starts at $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens, with a 128K-token context window.

### How much does Amazon Nova Micro cost?

Amazon Nova Micro costs $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens on bedrock, with cached input at $0.00875.

### What is Amazon Nova Micro's context window?

Amazon Nova Micro accepts up to 128K tokens of input and can write up to 10K tokens in one response.

### Is Amazon Nova Micro open source?

No. Amazon Nova Micro is proprietary and available only through Amazon's API and partner platforms.

### What are Amazon Nova Micro's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Amazon Nova Micro places best in knowledge, long context, math and lowest in instruction following, coding, agentic & tool use.

### What is Amazon Nova Micro best at?

Its best category is agentic & tool use, where it ranks 132nd on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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