Amazon Nova Pro vs Pixtral 12B
A complete head-to-head: pricing, context window, benchmarks, modality coverage, and openness, with a programmatic verdict synthesized from the underlying data.
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Amazon Nova Pro specs · Pixtral 12B specs- PriceAmazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro publishes pricing ($3.20 / 1M output tokens) while Pixtral 12B does not.
- Context windowAmazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 128K, 2.3× the room for long documents and codebases.
- BenchmarksTie
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores.
- ModalitiesAmazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro supports 3 modalities (text, vision, video) vs 2 for Pixtral 12B.
- OpennessPixtral 12B
Pixtral 12B ships open weights (Apache-2.0); Amazon Nova Pro is API-only.
On balance Amazon Nova Pro edges ahead, winning 3 of 5 categories against Pixtral 12B's 1. Amazon Nova Pro publishes pricing ($3.20 / 1M output tokens) while Pixtral 12B does not. Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 128K, 2.3× the room for long documents and codebases.
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores. They differ in modality coverage, Amazon Nova Pro handles text, vision, video while Pixtral 12B handles text, vision, which can be the deciding factor before you even look at benchmarks. Pixtral 12B ships open weights (Apache-2.0); Amazon Nova Pro is API-only.
Amazon Nova Pro is the newer of the two, released 3 months after Pixtral 12B, which usually means a more recent knowledge cutoff and updated safety post-training. Amazon Nova Pro is usually picked for enterprise llm and rag workloads, while Pixtral 12B sees more deployments in vision and edge deployment. If pricing matters more than every last benchmark point, run the numbers in the calculator below before committing.
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Amazon Nova Pro | Pixtral 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Other | Mistral |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Modalities | text, vision, video | text, vision |
| Context window | 300K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | , | , |
| Input · 1M | $0.80 / 1M tokens | Pricing not published |
| Output · 1M | $3.20 / 1M tokens | Pricing not published |
| Knowledge cutoff | , | , |
| Open weights | No | Yes (Apache-2.0) |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
Pricing at scale
What you'd actually pay at typical workloads. Numbers come from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day$7.20 vs ,
- Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$72.00 vs ,
- RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$139 vs ,
Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: pricing not directly comparable (one or both models are missing public per-token rates). Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: pricing not directly comparable (one or both models are missing public per-token rates). RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: pricing not directly comparable (one or both models are missing public per-token rates).
Estimated spend for the listed models at your usage. Numbers are derived from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Amazon Nova Pro$0.240
- Pixtral 12BPricing unavailable
Benchmarks compared
Only sourced numbers. Where a benchmark is missing for one model we show the available value rather than fabricating the other.
Amazon Nova Pro fits when…
- AWS-native
- Long context
- Multimodal incl. video
- Long-context tasks, handles 300K tokens vs 128K for Pixtral 12B.
- Multimodal needs covering video.
Pixtral 12B fits when…
- Apache-2.0
- Vision in 12B size
- Single-GPU
- Self-hosting and on-prem requirements, open weights (Apache-2.0).
Consider DBRX
Databricks' 132B MoE, a notable 2024 open-weight release tuned for enterprise.
Frequently asked
Is Amazon Nova Pro or Pixtral 12B cheaper?
Per-token pricing isn't published for at least one of these models, check each model's spec page for current rates.Which has the larger context window?
Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 128K for Pixtral 12B.Is Amazon Nova Pro or Pixtral 12B better for coding?
Both Amazon Nova Pro and Pixtral 12B are competitive on coding benchmarks. See each model's individual spec page for HumanEval and SWE-bench scores where published. For an opinionated pick, consult our Best LLM for Coding ranking.Are either of these models open source?
Pixtral 12B ships open weights (Apache-2.0). Amazon Nova Pro is API-only.When were Amazon Nova Pro and Pixtral 12B released?
Amazon Nova Pro was released by Other on 2024-12-03. Pixtral 12B was released by Mistral on 2024-09-17.
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