Nova Micro 1.0 API

Text-only foundation model tuned for ultra-low latency and cost on 128K context. Strong for summarization, translation, and chat with 44% cache discount.

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About Nova Micro 1.0

Text-only foundation model tuned for ultra-low latency and cost on 128K context. Strong for summarization, translation, and chat with 44% cache discount.

Also known as Nova Micro, Nova-Micro-1.0

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Nova Micro 1.0 specs

Model ID
nova-micro-1-0
Provider
Amazon
Category
Text Generation
Context window
128K tokens
Max output
5,000 tokens
Input
text
Output
text
Endpoints
POST /v1/chat/completions
POST /v1/responses
POST /v1/messages

Nova Micro 1.0 API pricing

Live pay-as-you-go rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog. You are billed only for what you use, with no monthly minimum.

Type
Spec
Rate
Input
per 1M prompt tokens
$0.040
Output
per 1M generated tokens
$0.16
Cached input
per 1M tokens
$0.0224
Web Search (Linkup)
per call when invoked
$0.013
Compare on the full pricing page

How to call the Nova Micro 1.0 API

Nova Micro 1.0 serves the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1 with your EmpirioLabs API key and use the model id nova-micro-1-0. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.

cURL
curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "nova-micro-1-0",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."}
    ]
  }'
Python (OpenAI SDK)
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="nova-micro-1-0",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
Full Nova Micro 1.0 API reference

Nova Micro 1.0 API parameters

Request parameters supported by the Nova Micro 1.0 API on EmpirioLabs. Defaults apply when a field is omitted.

ParameterTypeDefaultRange / valuesDescription
temperaturenumber0.70 to 2Sampling temperature. 0 = deterministic, 2 = maximum randomness.
top_pnumber0.90 to 1Nucleus sampling probability mass. Lower = more focused.
max_tokensnumber40961 to 65536Maximum tokens in the response.
stopstring--Up to 4 strings where the model will stop generating further tokens.
web_search_linkupbooleanfalse-Optional web search powered by Linkup. When enabled, recent web sources are retrieved using your latest user message as the query and provided to the model as...
disable_formattingbooleanfalse-When enabled, the gateway will not append the "Sources" footer to assistant responses that used Linkup web search. Useful when the model output is piped to another...

Good to know

44% discount on cached chat.

Nova Micro 1.0 API: common questions

How much does the Nova Micro 1.0 API cost?

On EmpirioLabs, Nova Micro 1.0 is billed pay as you go: Input $0.040 per 1M prompt tokens; Output $0.16 per 1M generated tokens; Cached input $0.0224 per 1M tokens. The live rate card on this page always matches what the API charges.

What is the context window of Nova Micro 1.0?

Nova Micro 1.0 supports a 128K-token context window with up to 5,000 output tokens per response.

Is the Nova Micro 1.0 API OpenAI-compatible?

Yes. Nova Micro 1.0 serves the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API, so existing OpenAI SDKs work by pointing base_url at https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1 and setting the model id to nova-micro-1-0.

Can I try Nova Micro 1.0 in the browser before integrating?

Yes. The EmpirioLabs playground runs Nova Micro 1.0 in the browser with the same parameters the API exposes, so you can test prompts before writing code.

How do I get a Nova Micro 1.0 API key?

Create an EmpirioLabs account, then generate a key under API Keys in the dashboard. Billing is pay-as-you-go credits, so you only pay for the requests you make.

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