Which is cheaper for input tokens: Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 or Google: Gemma 3 12B?
Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.00 per 1M tokens.
Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
Google: Gemma 3 12B is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.
| Metric | Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 | Google: Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | amazon | |
| Context Window | 128,000 | 131,072 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.0350 | $0.0400 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.1400 | $0.1300 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $13 | $13 |
| Vision | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Structured Output | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| MMLU Score | N/A | N/A |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.0350
Current Output / 1M
$0.1400
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.0400
Current Output / 1M
$0.1300
Adjust your workload to see projected monthly costs.
Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0
$13
per month
Google: Gemma 3 12B
$13
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
Google: Gemma 3 12B is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 vs Google: Gemma 3 12B pricing decisions.
Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.00 per 1M tokens.
Google: Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on output token cost by $0.01 per 1M tokens.
$0.00 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.