Amazon Nova Pro vs Sonar Pro
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 Pro specs- PriceAmazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro is roughly 4.7× cheaper on output tokens ($3.20 vs $15.00 per 1M).
- Context windowAmazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 200K, 1.5× 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 Pro.
- OpennessTie
Both are closed-weight, API-only.
On balance Amazon Nova Pro edges ahead, winning 3 of 5 categories against Sonar Pro's 0. Amazon Nova Pro is roughly 4.7× cheaper on output tokens ($3.20 vs $15.00 per 1M). Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 200K, 1.5× 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 Pro handles text, which can be the deciding factor before you even look at benchmarks. Both are closed-weight, API-only.
Sonar Pro is the newer of the two, released 2 months after Amazon Nova Pro, 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 Sonar Pro 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 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Other | Perplexity |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Modalities | text, vision, video | text |
| Context window | 300K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Max output | , | , |
| Input · 1M | $0.80 / 1M tokens | $3.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output · 1M | $3.20 / 1M tokens | $15.00 / 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 $31.50
- Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$72.00 vs $315
- RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$139 vs $540
Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: $7.20 vs $31.50 per month, model A comes out ahead. Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: $72.00 vs $315 per month, model A comes out ahead. RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: $139 vs $540 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 Pro$1.05
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
- Cost-sensitive workloads, 4.7× cheaper than Sonar Pro on output tokens.
- Multimodal needs covering vision, video.
Sonar Pro fits when…
- Multi-step web search
- Deep research output
- Citations
Consider DBRX
Databricks' 132B MoE, a notable 2024 open-weight release tuned for enterprise.
Frequently asked
Is Amazon Nova Pro or Sonar Pro cheaper?
Amazon Nova Pro is cheaper at $3.20 / 1M tokens per million output tokens, vs $15.00 / 1M tokens for Sonar Pro.Which has the larger context window?
Amazon Nova Pro accepts 300K tokens vs 200K for Sonar Pro.Is Amazon Nova Pro or Sonar Pro better for coding?
Both Amazon Nova Pro and Sonar Pro 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 Pro released?
Amazon Nova Pro was released by Other on 2024-12-03. Sonar Pro was released by Perplexity on 2025-01-21.
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