Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 and Qwen: Qwen3 8B are evenly matched; the right pick depends on your priorities.
| Metric | Amazon: Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen: Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 10.3 | 10.6✓ |
| Coding Index | 4.1 | 7.1✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 36% | 45%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | — | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 97✓ | 30 |
| Latency | 322ms✓ | 656ms |
| Input price /M | $0.035✓ | $0.050 |
| Output price /M | $0.140✓ | $0.400 |
| Context window | 128K | 131K✓ |
| Capabilities | Tools | ReasoningToolsJSON |