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Nova Lite 1.0 vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Nova Lite 1.0 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time

Gemini 3 Pro Preview wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Nova Lite 1.0
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Speed
Nova Lite 1.0

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureNova Lite 1.0Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyNova Lite 1.0Gemini 3 Pro Preview
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorAmazonGoogle
ReleasedDec 2024Nov 2025

Nova Lite 1.0 Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nova Lite 1.0 has cheaper input pricing at $0.06/M tokens. Nova Lite 1.0 has cheaper output pricing at $0.24/M tokens.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 46.5, compared to Nova Lite 1.0's score of 5.1.
Nova Lite 1.0 has a 300,000 token context window, while Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window.
Nova Lite 1.0 supports vision. Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports vision.

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