Nova Pro vs Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct comes out ahead, 62 to 48 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
AmazonNova Pro
48/100- ECI123.8
- Price$0.80 / $3.20
- Context300K
- Our pick
MetaLlama 4 Scout 17B Instruct
62/100- ECI129.7
- Price$0.225 / $0.69
- Context10M
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Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is our pick
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Nova Pro (48). It leads on capability, price and context window. Nova Pro wins on inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructCapabilities Index (ECI): Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 129.7 · Nova Pro 123.8
- Lowest priceLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructLlama 4 Scout 17B Instruct $0.341 · Nova Pro $1.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructLlama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 10,000,000 · Nova Pro 300,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNova ProNova Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct: Text, Images
- Self-hostingLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Nova Pro | Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 45 | 52 |
| Price | 25% | 43 | 72 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 70 | 50 |
| Context window | 10% | 39 | 100 |
| Overall | 100% | 48/100 | 62/100 |
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| Specification | Nova ProAmazon | Llama 4 Scout 17B InstructMeta |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 123.8 | 129.7 (best) |
| ECI rank | #137 of 148 | #126 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 51.8% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 7.8% |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.80 | $0.225 (best) |
| Output | $3.20 | $0.69 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.20 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.40 | $0.341 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Amazon Bedrock API | Median of 4 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 300,000 tokens | 10,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 10,000 tokens | 16,384 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 | — |
| API providers | 3 | 4 (best) |
| Released | Dec 3, 2024 | Apr 5, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 |
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- Nova Pro$14.40
- Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct$3.63
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nova Pro or Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Nova Pro (48). It leads on capability, price and context window. Nova Pro wins on inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Nova Pro or Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is cheaper at $0.225 input / $0.69 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). Nova Pro costs $0.80 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.341 per million tokens for Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct versus $1.40 for Nova Pro (4.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 129.7 (#126 of 148) and Nova Pro 123.8 (#137 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (124.8–131.4 vs 108.8–126.6), so treat the gap as small.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nova Pro and Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct has the largest context window at 10,000,000 tokens, against 300,000 for Nova Pro. Maximum output per response: Nova Pro up to 10,000, Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct up to 16,384 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nova Pro accepts text, images, PDFs and video; Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct accepts text and images. Nova Pro handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Pro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the newest, released Apr 5, 2025. Nova Pro came out Dec 3, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Nova Pro Oct 2024, Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct Aug 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.
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