Compare/Nova Micro vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Nova MicrovsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Amazon

Nova Micro

Input
$0.035/M
Output
$0.14/M
Speed
303 tok/s
TTFT
0.35s
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Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Input
$0.16/M
Output
$0.16/M
Speed
81 tok/s
TTFT
0.37s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nova Micro
Faster (tok/s)
Nova Micro
Lower Latency
Nova Micro
Benchmarks (8-4)
Nova Micro

Pricing Comparison

MetricNova MicroLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.035$0.16
Output ($/M tokens)$0.14$0.16
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Nova Micro$0.05
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)$0.18

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Nova Micro
303 tok/s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
81 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Nova Micro
0.35s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
0.37s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.38.7
Coding Index
4.14.3
Math Index
6.01.7
GPQA Diamond
35.8%22.1%
MMLU-Pro
53.1%46.4%
LiveCodeBench
14.0%11.0%
AIME 2025
6.0%1.7%
MATH-500
70.3%51.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.7%5.2%
SciCode
9.4%11.2%
IFBench
29.4%30.4%
TerminalBench
1.5%0.8%
Nova Micro8 wins
4 winsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nova Micro or Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Nova Micro is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.06/M tokens vs $0.16/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nova Micro wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nova Micro generates tokens faster at 303 tok/s vs 81 tok/s. Nova Micro also has lower time-to-first-token (0.35s vs 0.37s).

When should I use Nova Micro vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Choose based on your priorities: Nova Micro for lower cost, Nova Micro for stronger benchmark performance, and Nova Micro for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.