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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Nova Pro vs Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct

Nova Pro comes out ahead, 49 to 44 on our weighted score, though Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct is 34% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Amazon

    Nova Pro

    Released Dec 3, 2024

    49/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.80 / $3.20
    • Context300K
  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct

    Released Jan 26, 2025

    44/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.905 / $1.00
    • Context131K
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01 — Verdict

Nova Pro is our pick

Nova Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct (44). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct wins on price. 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 priceQwen2.5-VL 72B InstructQwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct $0.93 · Nova Pro $1.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextNova ProNova Pro 300,000 · Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsNova ProNova Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingQwen2.5-VL 72B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNova ProQwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct
Price50%4149
Inputs & features30%7050
Context window20%3925
Overall100%49/10044/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Nova Pro vs Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationNova ProAmazonQwen2.5-VL 72B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.80 (best)$0.905
Output$3.20$1.00 (best)
Cached input$0.20—
Blended (3:1)$1.40$0.93 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Amazon Bedrock APIMedian of 6 providers
Limits
Context window300,000 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Max output10,000 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesNo
AudioNoNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDamazon.nova-pro-v1:0—
API providers9 (best)6
ReleasedDec 3, 2024Jan 26, 2025
Knowledge cutoffOct 2024Apr 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Nova Pro$14.40
  • Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct$11.06
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nova Pro or Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct?

Nova Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct (44). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct wins on price. 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 Pro or Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct is cheaper at $0.905 input / $1.00 output per million tokens (median across 6 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 $0.93 per million tokens for Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct versus $1.40 for Nova Pro (1.5× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nova Pro has not been scored yet and Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nova Pro and Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct 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 131,072 for Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct. Maximum output per response: Nova Pro up to 10,000, Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nova Pro accepts text, images, PDFs and video; Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct accepts text and images. Nova Pro handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Pro is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct is the newest, released Jan 26, 2025. Nova Pro came out Dec 3, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Nova Pro Oct 2024, Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct Apr 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 Nov 2, 2026.