Nova Lite 1.0 vs text-embedding-3-large.
model vs model · prices as of
Nova Lite 1.0 and text-embedding-3-large split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
Nova Lite 1.0
$0.42/M tokens
OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0504 per 1,000 pages
300k context · tool calling · reads images
OpenAItext-embedding-3-large
$0.39/M tokens
OpenAI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.078 per 1,000 pages
8k context
List price in (lower wins)
$0.06/M
$0.13/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.24/M
$0/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
none below list
Standard price (lower wins)
$0.42/M
$0.39/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.0504
$0.078
Context
300k tokens
8k tokens
Open weights
not stated
no
Tool calling
yes
no
Structured output
no
not stated
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
5 Dec 2024
25 Jan 2024
Providers selling it
6
9
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 1
Nous Portal$0.42 / $0.39
Nova Lite 1.0 then text-embedding-3-large, per million tokens
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Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Nova Lite 1.0Nous Portal$0.05 / $0.19 $0.06 / $0.2425% dearer ·
- text-embedding-3-largeNous Portal$0.10 / $0 $0.13 / $025% dearer ·
- text-embedding-3-large
Ofox$0.13 / $0 $0.14 / $08% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Nova Lite 1.0 or text-embedding-3-large?
- text-embedding-3-large, at $0.39 per million tokens against $0.42 for Nova Lite 1.0, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Nova Lite 1.0: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.42 is the number to beat. text-embedding-3-large: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.39 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. One provider sells both: Nous Portal. The cheapest of them for the two together is Nous Portal.
- Which holds more context?
- Nova Lite 1.0, at 300k tokens against 8k.
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.