Nova 2 Pro vs PaddleOCR VL vs Nemotron VoiceChat
Nova 2 Pro comes out ahead, 86 to 65 and 62 on our weighted score.
- Our pick
AmazonNova 2 Pro
86/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context1M
PaddlePaddle
PaddleOCR VL
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.02
- Context131K
NVIDIANemotron VoiceChat
65/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context128K
Nova 2 Pro is our pick
Nova 2 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 86/100 against Nemotron VoiceChat (65) and PaddleOCR VL (62). It leads 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 priceNova 2 Pro and Nemotron VoiceChatNova 2 Pro Free · Nemotron VoiceChat Free · PaddleOCR VL $0.02 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNova 2 ProNova 2 Pro 1,000,000 · PaddleOCR VL 131,072 · Nemotron VoiceChat 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNova 2 ProNova 2 Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · PaddleOCR VL: Text, Images · Nemotron VoiceChat: Text, Audio
- Self-hostingPaddleOCR VL and Nemotron VoiceChatPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Nova 2 Pro | PaddleOCR VL | Nemotron VoiceChat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 25 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 25 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 86/100 | 62/100 | 65/100 |
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 | Nova 2 ProAmazon | PaddleOCR VLPaddlePaddle | Nemotron VoiceChatNVIDIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | Free (best) | $0.02 | Free (best) |
| Output | Free (best) | $0.02 | Free (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | Free (best) | $0.02 | Free (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Nova API | Median of 1 providers | Official Nvidia API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 64,000 tokens (best) | 16,384 tokens | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenApache-2.0 | Open |
| API model ID | nova-2-pro-v1 | — | nvidia/nemotron-voicechat |
| API providers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Dec 3, 2025 | Oct 16, 2025 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Nova 2 ProFree
- PaddleOCR VL$0.24
- Nemotron VoiceChatFree
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nova 2 Pro, PaddleOCR VL or Nemotron VoiceChat?
Nova 2 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 86/100 against Nemotron VoiceChat (65) and PaddleOCR VL (62). It leads 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, Nova 2 Pro, PaddleOCR VL or Nemotron VoiceChat?
Nova 2 Pro is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Nova API price). Nemotron VoiceChat costs Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price); PaddleOCR VL costs $0.02 input / $0.02 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Nova 2 Pro is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Nova 2 Pro has not been scored yet, PaddleOCR VL has not been scored yet and Nemotron VoiceChat has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nova 2 Pro, PaddleOCR VL and Nemotron VoiceChat yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that PaddleOCR VL does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Pro has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for PaddleOCR VL and 128,000 for Nemotron VoiceChat. Maximum output per response: Nova 2 Pro up to 64,000, PaddleOCR VL up to 16,384, Nemotron VoiceChat up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nova 2 Pro accepts text, images, PDFs and video; PaddleOCR VL accepts text and images; Nemotron VoiceChat accepts text and audio. Nova 2 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
PaddleOCR VL and Nemotron VoiceChat publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Nova 2 Pro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Nemotron VoiceChat is the newest, released Mar 16, 2026. Nova 2 Pro came out Dec 3, 2025; PaddleOCR VL came out Oct 16, 2025.
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 Nov 2, 2026.
