AI model comparison
Nova Pro 1.0 vs GPT-4o-mini
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Amazon
Nova Pro 1.0
Amazon Nova Pro 1.0 is a capable multimodal model from Amazon focused on providing a combination of accuracy, speed, and cost for a wide range of tasks.
- Input / 1M
- $0.80
- Output / 1M
- $3.20
- Context
- 300K
OpenAI
GPT-4o-mini
GPT-4o mini is OpenAI's newest model after [GPT-4 Omni](/models/openai/gpt-4o), supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs.
- Input / 1M
- $0.15
- Output / 1M
- $0.60
- Context
- 128K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
GPT-4o-mini
5.3x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Nova Pro 1.0
7 vs 6.7 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Nova Pro 1.0
300K vs 128K tokens
Newer release
Nova Pro 1.0
Released December 5, 2024
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Nova Pro 1.07GPT-4o-mini6.7Coding index
Nova Pro 1.0Not availableGPT-4o-mini11.4Agentic index
Nova Pro 1.0Not availableGPT-4o-miniNot availablePricing
Nova Pro 1.0 vs GPT-4o-mini API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Nova Pro 1.0 | GPT-4o-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.80 | $0.15 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $3.20 | $0.60 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | Not available | $0.08 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Nova Pro 1.0$3.20GPT-4o-mini$0.60Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Nova Pro 1.0$36.80GPT-4o-mini$6.90$4.65 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Nova Pro 1.0$126.40GPT-4o-mini$23.70$12.45 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Nova Pro 1.0 | GPT-4o-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 300K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 5K tokens | 16K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | File, Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | December 5, 2024 | July 18, 2024 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Nova Pro 1.0 | GPT-4o-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Not supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Not supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Not supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Not supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
GPT-4o-mini is 5.3x cheaper for a typical chat. Nova Pro 1.0 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (7 vs 6.7). Nova Pro 1.0 has the larger context window (300K vs 128K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova Pro 1.0 or GPT-4o-mini cheaper?
GPT-4o-mini is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). GPT-4o-mini costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens, while Nova Pro 1.0 costs $0.80 per 1M input tokens and $3.20 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Nova Pro 1.0 or GPT-4o-mini?
Nova Pro 1.0 supports up to 300K tokens of context, compared with 128K for GPT-4o-mini.
Is Nova Pro 1.0 smarter than GPT-4o-mini?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Nova Pro 1.0 scores 7 and GPT-4o-mini scores 6.7, putting Nova Pro 1.0 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Nova Pro 1.0 and GPT-4o-mini at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Nova Pro 1.0 and GPT-4o-mini answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Nova Pro 1.0 and GPT-4o-mini at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.