AI model comparison
Reka Flash 3 vs Nova Lite 1.0
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
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Reka Flash 3
Reka Flash 3 is a general-purpose, instruction-tuned large language model with 21 billion parameters, developed by Reka. It excels at general chat, coding tasks, instruction-following, and function calling.
- Input / 1M
- $0.10
- Output / 1M
- $0.20
- Context
- 66K
Amazon
Nova Lite 1.0
Amazon Nova Lite 1.0 is a very low-cost multimodal model from Amazon that focused on fast processing of image, video, and text inputs to generate text output.
- Input / 1M
- $0.06
- Output / 1M
- $0.24
- Context
- 300K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Nova Lite 1.0
1.3x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Nova Lite 1.0
6.7 vs 6.4 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Nova Lite 1.0
300K vs 66K tokens
Newer release
Reka Flash 3
Released March 12, 2025
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Reka Flash 36.4Nova Lite 1.06.7Coding index
Reka Flash 3Not availableNova Lite 1.0Not availableAgentic index
Reka Flash 3Not availableNova Lite 1.0Not availablePricing
Reka Flash 3 vs Nova Lite 1.0 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Reka Flash 3 | Nova Lite 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.10 | $0.06 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.24 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Reka Flash 3$0.30Nova Lite 1.0$0.24Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Reka Flash 3$3.80Nova Lite 1.0$2.76Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Reka Flash 3$15.40Nova Lite 1.0$9.48Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Reka Flash 3 | Nova Lite 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 66K tokens | 300K tokens |
| Max output | 59K tokens | 5K tokens |
| Input types | Text | Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | March 12, 2025 | December 5, 2024 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Reka Flash 3 | Nova Lite 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Not supported |
| JSON mode | Not supported | Not supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Not supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Nova Lite 1.0 is 1.3x cheaper for a typical chat. Nova Lite 1.0 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (6.7 vs 6.4). Nova Lite 1.0 has the larger context window (300K vs 66K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Reka Flash 3 or Nova Lite 1.0 cheaper?
Nova Lite 1.0 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.24 per 1M output tokens, while Reka Flash 3 costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Reka Flash 3 or Nova Lite 1.0?
Nova Lite 1.0 supports up to 300K tokens of context, compared with 66K for Reka Flash 3.
Is Reka Flash 3 smarter than Nova Lite 1.0?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Reka Flash 3 scores 6.4 and Nova Lite 1.0 scores 6.7, putting Nova Lite 1.0 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Reka Flash 3 and Nova Lite 1.0 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Reka Flash 3 and Nova Lite 1.0 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Reka Flash 3 and Nova Lite 1.0 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.