The closest alternative to Nova Premier 1.0 is Mistral Medium 3 — comparable intelligence (18.8 vs 19.0); for a cheaper option, Qwen3.7 Max runs $1.25/M vs $2.50/M; for more speed, Mercury 2 hits 590 t/s; and the best open-weight substitute is MiniMax M3.
Mistral Medium 3 is the closest alternative to Nova Premier 1.0, with an Intelligence Index of 18.8 (Nova Premier 1.0 scores 19.0) at $0.400 per million input tokens.
Yes — Qwen3.7 Max costs $1.25 per million input tokens versus $2.50 for Nova Premier 1.0, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
MiniMax M3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Nova Premier 1.0 — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 54.7 on intelligence.