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Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Nova Pro 1.0 (Amazon) and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#178 vs #189); Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 8× cheaper per output token ($0.40/1M vs $3.20/1M); and Nova Pro 1.0 offers the longer context window (300K vs 33K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Nova Pro 1.0 if…

  • you need the longer context window — 300K tokens against 33K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nova Pro 1.0 was listed 5 December 2024, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct 19 September 2024.

Choose Qwen2.5 72B Instruct if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #178 against #189 (18.2 vs 14.9 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.40/1M output tokens against $3.20/1M, about 8× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.36/1M against $0.80/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1356 against 1343.

Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nova Pro 1.0 and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
FieldNova Pro 1.0AmazonQwen2.5 72B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#189#178
Index score14.918.2
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.80$0.36
Output price / 1M tokens$3.20$0.40
Context window300K tokens33K tokens
Max output tokens5K16K
API providers listed12
Weight accessAPI onlyRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed5 December 202419 September 2024
PublisherAmazonQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Nova Pro 1.0 or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct has a published result
BoardNova Pro 1.0Qwen2.5 72B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13431334–135213561348–1363Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)25.0Function calling—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—9.4intelligence-indexOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: common questions

Is Nova Pro 1.0 better than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #178 against #189. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Nova Pro 1.0 cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens: $0.40/1M against $3.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.80/1M for Nova Pro 1.0 and $0.36/1M for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Pro 1.0 or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Nova Pro 1.0 has the larger context window: 300K tokens against 33K.

Which is better for coding, Nova Pro 1.0 or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Arena coding: Nova Pro 1.0 1343, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct 1356 — Qwen2.5 72B Instruct leads.

Are Nova Pro 1.0 and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct open-weight models?

Nova Pro 1.0: API only. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Nova Pro 1.0 and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Nova Pro 1.0 and 2 for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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