Amazon Nova Pro vs SmolLM2 1.7B
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 · SmolLM2 1.7B specs- PriceAmazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro publishes pricing ($3.20 / 1M output tokens) while SmolLM2 1.7B does not.
- Context windowAmazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 8.2K, 36.6× 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 1 for SmolLM2 1.7B.
- OpennessSmolLM2 1.7B
SmolLM2 1.7B 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 SmolLM2 1.7B's 1. Amazon Nova Pro publishes pricing ($3.20 / 1M output tokens) while SmolLM2 1.7B does not. Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 8.2K, 36.6× 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 SmolLM2 1.7B handles text, which can be the deciding factor before you even look at benchmarks. SmolLM2 1.7B ships open weights (Apache-2.0); Amazon Nova Pro is API-only.
Amazon Nova Pro is the newer of the two, released 1 months after SmolLM2 1.7B, 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 SmolLM2 1.7B sees more deployments in on device 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 | SmolLM2 1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Other | Other |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Modalities | text, vision, video | text |
| Context window | 300K tokens | 8.2K 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 | No |
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
- SmolLM2 1.7BPricing 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 8.2K for SmolLM2 1.7B.
- Multimodal needs covering vision, video.
SmolLM2 1.7B fits when…
- Truly tiny
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on phones
- 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 SmolLM2 1.7B 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 8.2K for SmolLM2 1.7B.Is Amazon Nova Pro or SmolLM2 1.7B better for coding?
Both Amazon Nova Pro and SmolLM2 1.7B 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?
SmolLM2 1.7B ships open weights (Apache-2.0). Amazon Nova Pro is API-only.When were Amazon Nova Pro and SmolLM2 1.7B released?
Amazon Nova Pro was released by Other on 2024-12-03. SmolLM2 1.7B was released by Other on 2024-11-01.
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