Amazon Nova Pro vs Sonar Large
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 · Sonar Large specs- PriceSonar Large
Sonar Large is roughly 3.2× cheaper on output tokens ($1.00 vs $3.20 per 1M).
- Context windowAmazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 127K, 2.4× 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 Sonar Large.
- OpennessTie
Both are closed-weight, API-only.
On balance Amazon Nova Pro edges ahead, winning 2 of 5 categories against Sonar Large's 1. Sonar Large is roughly 3.2× cheaper on output tokens ($1.00 vs $3.20 per 1M). Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 127K, 2.4× 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 Sonar Large handles text, which can be the deciding factor before you even look at benchmarks. Both are closed-weight, API-only.
Both shipped within roughly a month of each other in 2024, so they share the same generation of training data and tooling. Amazon Nova Pro is usually picked for enterprise llm and rag workloads, while Sonar Large sees more deployments in research agent and rag. 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 | Sonar Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Other | Perplexity |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Modalities | text, vision, video | text |
| Context window | 300K tokens | 127K tokens |
| Max output | , | , |
| Input · 1M | $0.80 / 1M tokens | $1.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output · 1M | $3.20 / 1M tokens | $1.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | , | , |
| Open weights | No | No |
| 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 $4.50
- Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$72.00 vs $45.00
- RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$139 vs $156
Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: $7.20 vs $4.50 per month, model B comes out ahead. Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: $72.00 vs $45.00 per month, model B comes out ahead. RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: $139 vs $156 per month, model A comes out ahead.
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
- Sonar Large$0.150
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 127K for Sonar Large.
- Multimodal needs covering vision, video.
Sonar Large fits when…
- Web-search grounded
- Citation-first output
- Cheap
- Cost-sensitive workloads, 3.2× cheaper than Amazon Nova Pro on output tokens.
Consider DBRX
Databricks' 132B MoE, a notable 2024 open-weight release tuned for enterprise.
Frequently asked
Is Amazon Nova Pro or Sonar Large cheaper?
Sonar Large is cheaper at $1.00 / 1M tokens per million output tokens, vs $3.20 / 1M tokens for Amazon Nova Pro.Which has the larger context window?
Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 127K for Sonar Large.Is Amazon Nova Pro or Sonar Large better for coding?
Both Amazon Nova Pro and Sonar Large 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?
Neither model ships open weights, both are accessible only via their respective providers' APIs.When were Amazon Nova Pro and Sonar Large released?
Amazon Nova Pro was released by Other on 2024-12-03. Sonar Large was released by Perplexity on 2024-11-19.
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