Nova Micro 1.0 vs Qwen 3.5.4 B: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-11-05 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Qwen 3.5.4 B is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.048 per million tokens versus
$0.070, a 32% difference.
Qwen 3.5.4 B offers the larger context window at 262,144 tokens, against 133,003 for Nova Micro 1.0.
Head to head
| Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen 3.5.4 B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.040 | $0.040 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $0.160 | $0.070 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.070 | $0.048 |
| Context window | 133,003 | 262,144 |
| Vendor | empiriolabs | empiriolabs |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Nova Micro 1.0 | Qwen 3.5.4 B |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.080 | $0.058 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $0.800 | $0.575 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $8.00 | $5.75 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Qwen 3.5.4 B when you need the longer context window (262,144 vs 133,003 tokens). Pick Qwen 3.5.4 B when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.