Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 4B or Nova Micro 1.0?

Gemma 3 4B, at $0.20 per million tokens against $0.25 for Nova Micro 1.0, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Gemma 3 4B: $0.20 at Merge Gateway. Nova Micro 1.0: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.25 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 2 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.

Which holds more context?

Gemma 3 4B, at 131k tokens against 128k.

Gemma 3 4B vs Nova Micro 1.0.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Gemma 3 4B takes 3 of 5 rounds against Nova Micro 1.0. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.20 per million tokens against $0.25.

Googlewins 3 rounds

Gemma 3 4B

$0.20/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Merge Gateway · $0.0288 per 1,000 pages

131k context · reads images · open weights

Amazon

Nova Micro 1.0

$0.25/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0294 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling

List price in (lower wins)

$0.05/M

$0.04/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.10/M

$0.14/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

$0.20/M at Merge Gateway

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.25/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.0288

$0.0294

Context

131k tokens

128k tokens

Open weights

yes

not stated

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

Released

13 Mar 2025

5 Dec 2024

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

not stated

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 2

Kilo Gateway$0.25 / $0.24
OpenRouter$0.25 / $0.24

Gemma 3 4B then Nova Micro 1.0, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Nova Micro 1.0Nous Portal$0.03 / $0.11 $0.04 / $0.1425% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 4B or Nova Micro 1.0?: Gemma 3 4B, at $0.20 per million tokens against $0.25 for Nova Micro 1.0, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Gemma 3 4B: $0.20 at Merge Gateway. Nova Micro 1.0: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.25 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 2 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
Which holds more context?: Gemma 3 4B, at 131k tokens against 128k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.