diff --git a/numpy/array_api/_array_object.py b/numpy/array_api/_array_object.py
index 391e9f575e60..00ffe7162158 100644
--- a/numpy/array_api/_array_object.py
+++ b/numpy/array_api/_array_object.py
@@ -655,15 +655,13 @@ def __pos__(self: Array, /) -> Array:
         res = self._array.__pos__()
         return self.__class__._new(res)
 
-    # PEP 484 requires int to be a subtype of float, but __pow__ should not
-    # accept int.
-    def __pow__(self: Array, other: Union[float, Array], /) -> Array:
+    def __pow__(self: Array, other: Union[int, float, Array], /) -> Array:
         """
         Performs the operation __pow__.
         """
         from ._elementwise_functions import pow
 
-        other = self._check_allowed_dtypes(other, "floating-point", "__pow__")
+        other = self._check_allowed_dtypes(other, "numeric", "__pow__")
         if other is NotImplemented:
             return other
         # Note: NumPy's __pow__ does not follow type promotion rules for 0-d
@@ -913,23 +911,23 @@ def __ror__(self: Array, other: Union[int, bool, Array], /) -> Array:
         res = self._array.__ror__(other._array)
         return self.__class__._new(res)
 
-    def __ipow__(self: Array, other: Union[float, Array], /) -> Array:
+    def __ipow__(self: Array, other: Union[int, float, Array], /) -> Array:
         """
         Performs the operation __ipow__.
         """
-        other = self._check_allowed_dtypes(other, "floating-point", "__ipow__")
+        other = self._check_allowed_dtypes(other, "numeric", "__ipow__")
         if other is NotImplemented:
             return other
         self._array.__ipow__(other._array)
         return self
 
-    def __rpow__(self: Array, other: Union[float, Array], /) -> Array:
+    def __rpow__(self: Array, other: Union[int, float, Array], /) -> Array:
         """
         Performs the operation __rpow__.
         """
         from ._elementwise_functions import pow
 
-        other = self._check_allowed_dtypes(other, "floating-point", "__rpow__")
+        other = self._check_allowed_dtypes(other, "numeric", "__rpow__")
         if other is NotImplemented:
             return other
         # Note: NumPy's __pow__ does not follow the spec type promotion rules
diff --git a/numpy/array_api/_elementwise_functions.py b/numpy/array_api/_elementwise_functions.py
index 4408fe833b4c..c758a09447a0 100644
--- a/numpy/array_api/_elementwise_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/array_api/_elementwise_functions.py
@@ -591,8 +591,8 @@ def pow(x1: Array, x2: Array, /) -> Array:
 
     See its docstring for more information.
     """
-    if x1.dtype not in _floating_dtypes or x2.dtype not in _floating_dtypes:
-        raise TypeError("Only floating-point dtypes are allowed in pow")
+    if x1.dtype not in _numeric_dtypes or x2.dtype not in _numeric_dtypes:
+        raise TypeError("Only numeric dtypes are allowed in pow")
     # Call result type here just to raise on disallowed type combinations
     _result_type(x1.dtype, x2.dtype)
     x1, x2 = Array._normalize_two_args(x1, x2)
diff --git a/numpy/array_api/tests/test_array_object.py b/numpy/array_api/tests/test_array_object.py
index b980bacca493..1fe1dfddf80c 100644
--- a/numpy/array_api/tests/test_array_object.py
+++ b/numpy/array_api/tests/test_array_object.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_operators():
         "__mul__": "numeric",
         "__ne__": "all",
         "__or__": "integer_or_boolean",
-        "__pow__": "floating",
+        "__pow__": "numeric",
         "__rshift__": "integer",
         "__sub__": "numeric",
         "__truediv__": "floating",
diff --git a/numpy/array_api/tests/test_elementwise_functions.py b/numpy/array_api/tests/test_elementwise_functions.py
index a9274aec9278..b2fb44e766f8 100644
--- a/numpy/array_api/tests/test_elementwise_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/array_api/tests/test_elementwise_functions.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_function_types():
         "negative": "numeric",
         "not_equal": "all",
         "positive": "numeric",
-        "pow": "floating-point",
+        "pow": "numeric",
         "remainder": "numeric",
         "round": "numeric",
         "sign": "numeric",