Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 vs Nova Micro
Too close to call on our weighted score (Nova Micro 62, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Mistral AIVoxtral Mini 3B 2507
61/100- ECI—
- Price$0.04 / $0.04
- Context33K
AmazonNova Micro
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.035 / $0.14
- Context128K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Nova Micro 62/100, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 on price and Nova Micro for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 $0.04 · Nova Micro $0.061 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNova MicroNova Micro 128,000 · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Voxtral Mini 3B 2507: Text, Audio · Nova Micro: Text
- Self-hostingVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 | Nova Micro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 61/100 | 62/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Voxtral Mini 3B 2507Mistral AI | Nova MicroAmazon |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.04 | $0.035 (best) |
| Output | $0.04 (best) | $0.14 |
| Cached input | — | $0.0088 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.04 (best) | $0.061 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Official Amazon Bedrock API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,768 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens (best) | 10,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache 2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | amazon.nova-micro-v1:0 |
| API providers | 2 | 3 (best) |
| Released | Jul 15, 2025 | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Oct 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Voxtral Mini 3B 2507$0.48
- Nova Micro$0.63
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 or Nova Micro?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Nova Micro 62/100, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 on price and Nova Micro for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 or Nova Micro?
Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is cheaper at $0.04 input / $0.04 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Nova Micro costs $0.035 input / $0.14 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 versus $0.061 for Nova Micro (1.5× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 has not been scored yet and Nova Micro has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 and Nova Micro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Micro has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 up to 32,768, Nova Micro up to 10,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 accepts text and audio; Nova Micro accepts text. Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Nova Micro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. Nova Micro came out Dec 3, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Nova Micro Oct 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
