nova-lite-v1 vs gpt-5-mini
Input price
$0.06
$0.25
Output price
$0.24
$2.00
Context window
300K
400K
Throughput
135 tok/s
125 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.002
Efficiency score
91
91
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
NOVA-LITE-V1
GPT-5-MINI
Chat assistant
$46.80
$315.00
RAG / long context
$93.60
$480.00
Agent / tool use
$129.60
$900.00
Efficiency score: nova-lite-v1
Across price, speed and reliability, nova-lite-v1 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is nova-lite-v1 or gpt-5-mini cheaper?+
nova-lite-v1 has the lower input price — $0.06 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, nova-lite-v1 or gpt-5-mini?+
Across price, speed and reliability, nova-lite-v1 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.