GLM 4.6 V Flashx vs Nova Micro 1.0: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-11-06 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Nova Micro 1.0 is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.070 per million tokens versus
$0.130, a 46% difference.
Nova Micro 1.0 offers the larger context window at 133,003 tokens, against 131,072 for GLM 4.6 V Flashx.
Head to head
| GLM 4.6 V Flashx | Nova Micro 1.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.040 | $0.040 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $0.400 | $0.160 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.130 | $0.070 |
| Context window | 131,072 | 133,003 |
| Vendor | empiriolabs | empiriolabs |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | GLM 4.6 V Flashx | Nova Micro 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.140 | $0.080 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $1.40 | $0.800 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $14.00 | $8.00 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Nova Micro 1.0 when you need the longer context window (133,003 vs 131,072 tokens). Pick Nova Micro 1.0 when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.