Which is cheaper, Nova Pro 1.0 or Step 5 Preview?

Nova Pro 1.0, at $5.60 per million tokens against $5.70 for Step 5 Preview, three parts input to one part output, read on 22 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Nova Pro 1.0: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $5.60 is the number to beat. Step 5 Preview: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $5.70 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. One provider sells both: NanoGPT. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.

Which holds more context?

Step 5 Preview, at 1M tokens against 300k.

Nova Pro 1.0 vs Step 5 Preview.

model vs model · prices as of 22 Sept 2026

Nova Pro 1.0 and Step 5 Preview 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.

Amazon

Nova Pro 1.0

$5.60/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.672 per 1,000 pages

300k context · tool calling · reads images

StepFun

Step 5 Preview

$5.70/M tokens

StepFun list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.762 per 1,000 pages

1M context · tool calling · reads images

List price in (lower wins)

$0.80/M

$1/M

List price out (lower wins)

$3.20/M

$2.70/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$5.60/M

$5.70/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.672

$0.762

Context

300k tokens

1M tokens

Open weights

not stated

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

5 Dec 2024

16 Sept 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 1

NanoGPT$5.59 / $3.05

Nova Pro 1.0 then Step 5 Preview, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Nova Pro 1.0Cortecs$0.95 / $3.78 $0.95 / $3.790.1% dearer · 19 Sept 2026
Nova Pro 1.0Nous Portal$0.64 / $2.56 $0.80 / $3.2025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nova Pro 1.0 or Step 5 Preview?: Nova Pro 1.0, at $5.60 per million tokens against $5.70 for Step 5 Preview, three parts input to one part output, read on 22 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Nova Pro 1.0: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $5.60 is the number to beat. Step 5 Preview: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $5.70 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. One provider sells both: NanoGPT. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
Which holds more context?: Step 5 Preview, at 1M tokens against 300k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 22 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.