Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.
| Metric | Nova Micro | Agnes 3.0 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input ($/M tokens) | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| Output ($/M tokens) | $0.14 | $0.15 |
Verdict. Agnes 3.0 Flash takes the aggregate benchmark matchup 1–0 across 1 categories. Real workloads usually care about a handful of specific tasks — see the per-benchmark table above.
Pricing. Both models sit in the budget bracket for output-token pricing. At 0.9× the per-million-token cost, Nova Micro is meaningfully cheaper if your traffic is output-heavy (long completions, document generation, agent loops). Nova Micro makes more sense when output volume is low and absolute reasoning quality justifies the premium.
Strengths. Nova Micro is strongest on Intelligence Index (5.9). Agnes 3.0 Flash leads on Intelligence Index (35.5).
Speed. Throughput is comparable — 287 tok/s vs 237 tok/s — so generation speed shouldn't drive your choice here. Look at the per-benchmark wins instead.
Provider. Amazon and Sapiens AI sell to overlapping but distinct developer audiences: Amazon tends to ship frontier reasoning models with premium positioning, while Sapiens AI often prices more aggressively. Your existing vendor relationships, billing, and SLA preferences may matter as much as the raw numbers above.
Workload cost. Workload scenarios (per million requests at 30M input + 15M output tokens): Nova Micro costs $3.30 ($40/year); Agnes 3.0 Flash costs $3.75 ($45/year). At a smaller 5M-input/2M-output scale (single-developer tool or prototype): Nova Micro ≈ $0.48/run, Agnes 3.0 Flash ≈ $0.55/run. At agent/realtime scale (200M input / 100M output per million requests): Nova Micro ≈ $22/run, Agnes 3.0 Flash ≈ $25/run. Nova Micro becomes more attractive at higher volume — the absolute per-token pricing difference compounds when you ship at scale.
Recommendation. Both models have legitimate use cases — the right answer depends on whether you are optimizing for benchmark ceiling, latency, or unit cost. Start with the cheaper / faster model, evaluate against your specific task, and only switch if the upgrade shows a meaningful lift.
Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks
Nova Micro is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.07/M tokens vs $0.07/M for Agnes 3.0 Flash.
Agnes 3.0 Flash wins 1 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Nova Micro. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.
Nova Micro generates tokens faster at 287 tok/s vs 237 tok/s. Nova Micro also has lower time-to-first-token (0.89s vs 1.84s).
Choose based on your priorities: Nova Micro for lower cost, Agnes 3.0 Flash for stronger benchmark performance, and Nova Micro for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.