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Head to head

Nova Lite 1.0vsLlama 3.2 3B Instruct

For tasks, about a month.

Verdict · measured basis

Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.0001 per solved task against Llama 3.2 3B Instruct at $0.0001 — ▼ 1.5x cheaper. Over 200 tasks that is $0.01 a month.

On output token price alone Nova Lite 1.0 looks 1.4x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.

Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Nova Lite 1.0 and Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
FigureNova Lite 1.0Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Input $/Mtok$0.06$0.05
Output $/Mtok$0.24$0.33
Cached input $/Mtok$0.06$0.05
Pass rate47%33%
Cost per solved task$0.0001measured$0.0001measured
Cost per month$0.02$0.03

Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker

Monthly cost against tasks per monthLog-log lines for Nova Lite 1.0 (measured, $0.0001 per solved task), Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (measured, $0.0001 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks.101001k10k100k$0.001$0.01$0.1$1$10TASKS / MONTH (log) →200 tasksNova Lite 1.0 · MEASURED · $0.0001 per solved task$0.02Llama 3.2 3B Instruct · MEASURED · $0.0001 per solved task$0.03— Nova Lite 1.0 · MEASURED— Llama 3.2 3B Instruct · MEASURED

Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.

Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings