Nemotron VoiceChat vs Nova Pro
Nemotron VoiceChat comes out ahead, 65 to 50 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
NVIDIA
Nemotron VoiceChat
65/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context128K
Amazon
Nova Pro
50/100- ECI123.8
- Price$0.80 / $3.20
- Context300K
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Nemotron VoiceChat is our pick
Nemotron VoiceChat is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Nova Pro (50). It leads on price. Nova Pro wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceNemotron VoiceChatNemotron VoiceChat Free · Nova Pro $1.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNova ProNova Pro 300,000 · Nemotron VoiceChat 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNova ProNemotron VoiceChat: Text, Audio · Nova Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Video
- Self-hostingNemotron VoiceChatPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Nemotron VoiceChat | Nova Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 43 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 39 |
| Overall | 100% | 65/100 | 50/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 123.8 |
| ECI rank | — | #137 of 148 |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | Free (best) | $0.80 |
| Output | Free (best) | $3.20 |
| Cached input | — | $0.20 |
| Blended (3:1) | Free (best) | $1.40 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Nvidia API | Official Amazon Bedrock API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 300,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 10,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes |
| Audio | Yes | No |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | nvidia/nemotron-voicechat | amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 |
| API providers | 1 | 3 (best) |
| Released | Mar 16, 2026 | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Oct 2024 |
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Nemotron VoiceChatFree
Nova Pro$14.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nemotron VoiceChat or Nova Pro?
Nemotron VoiceChat is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Nova Pro (50). It leads on price. Nova Pro wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron VoiceChat or Nova Pro?
Nemotron VoiceChat is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price). Nova Pro costs $0.80 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). Nemotron VoiceChat is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron VoiceChat has not been scored yet and Nova Pro has an ECI of 123.8.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron VoiceChat and Nova Pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Pro has the largest context window at 300,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Nemotron VoiceChat. Maximum output per response: Nemotron VoiceChat up to 8,192, Nova Pro up to 10,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nemotron VoiceChat accepts text and audio; Nova Pro accepts text, images, PDFs and video. Nova Pro handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Nemotron VoiceChat publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Pro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Nemotron VoiceChat is the newest, released Mar 16, 2026. Nova Pro came out Dec 3, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Nova Pro Oct 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.