Mistral Medium vs Amazon Nova Micro
A complete head-to-head: pricing, context window, benchmarks, modality coverage, and openness, with a programmatic verdict synthesized from the underlying data.
- PriceAmazon Nova Micro
Amazon Nova Micro is roughly 14.3× cheaper on output tokens ($0.14 vs $2.00 per 1M).
- Context windowTie
Both ship a 128K-token context window.
- BenchmarksTie
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores.
- ModalitiesTie
Both handle text.
- OpennessTie
Both are closed-weight, API-only.
On balance Amazon Nova Micro edges ahead, winning 1 of 5 categories against Mistral Medium's 0. Amazon Nova Micro is roughly 14.3× cheaper on output tokens ($0.14 vs $2.00 per 1M). Both ship a 128K-token context window.
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores. Both target the same set of modalities (text), so the deciding factors are price, context, and raw quality. Both are closed-weight, API-only.
Both shipped within roughly a month of each other in 2024, so they share the same generation of training data and tooling. Mistral Medium is usually picked for customer support and chatbots workloads, while Amazon Nova Micro sees more deployments in cheapest llm and fastest llm. If pricing matters more than every last benchmark point, run the numbers in the calculator below before committing.
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Mistral Medium | Amazon Nova Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral | Other |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| Modalities | text | text |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | , | , |
| Input · 1M | $0.40 / 1M tokens | $0.035 / 1M tokens |
| Output · 1M | $2.00 / 1M tokens | $0.14 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | , | , |
| Open weights | No | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
Pricing at scale
What you'd actually pay at typical workloads. Numbers come from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day$4.20 vs $0.315
- Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$42.00 vs $3.15
- RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$72.00 vs $6.09
Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: $4.20 vs $0.315 per month, model B comes out ahead. Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: $42.00 vs $3.15 per month, model B comes out ahead. RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: $72.00 vs $6.09 per month, model B comes out ahead.
Estimated spend for the listed models at your usage. Numbers are derived from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Mistral Medium$0.140
- Amazon Nova Micro$0.011
Benchmarks compared
Only sourced numbers. Where a benchmark is missing for one model we show the available value rather than fabricating the other.
Mistral Medium fits when…
- Mid-tier balance
- EU-friendly
Amazon Nova Micro fits when…
- Lowest-cost frontier-lab model
- Native AWS integration
- Generous 128k context for the price tier
- Cost-sensitive workloads, 14.3× cheaper than Mistral Medium on output tokens.
Consider Mistral Large 2
Mistral's flagship API model, strong on code and reasoning, EU-friendly hosting.
Frequently asked
Is Mistral Medium or Amazon Nova Micro cheaper?
Amazon Nova Micro is cheaper at $0.14 / 1M tokens per million output tokens, vs $2.00 / 1M tokens for Mistral Medium.Which has the larger context window?
Both Mistral Medium and Amazon Nova Micro ship a 128K-token context window.Is Mistral Medium or Amazon Nova Micro better for coding?
Both Mistral Medium and Amazon Nova Micro are competitive on coding benchmarks. See each model's individual spec page for HumanEval and SWE-bench scores where published. For an opinionated pick, consult our Best LLM for Coding ranking.Are either of these models open source?
Neither model ships open weights, both are accessible only via their respective providers' APIs.When were Mistral Medium and Amazon Nova Micro released?
Mistral Medium was released by Mistral on 2024-12-18. Amazon Nova Micro was released by Other on 2024-12-03.
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