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Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Nova Pro 1.0 (Amazon) and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B 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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Nova Pro 1.0 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#188 vs #191); Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is 3.2× cheaper per output token ($1.00/1M vs $3.20/1M); Nova Pro 1.0 offers the longer context window (300K vs 33K tokens); and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nova Pro 1.0 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #188 against #191 (15.0 vs 11.8 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 300K tokens against 33K.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1343 against 1342.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nova Pro 1.0 was listed 5 December 2024, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 11 November 2024.

Choose Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct if…

  • API cost matters — $1.00/1M output tokens against $3.20/1M, about 3.2× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.66/1M against $0.80/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct ships open weights while Nova Pro 1.0 is api only.

Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nova Pro 1.0 and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
FieldNova Pro 1.0AmazonQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#188#191
Index score15.011.8
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.80$0.66
Output price / 1M tokens$3.20$1.00
Context window300K tokens33K tokens
Max output tokens5K33K
API providers listed11
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed5 December 202411 November 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 Coder 32B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Nova Pro 1.0 or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct has a published result
BoardNova Pro 1.0Qwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13431334–135213421324–1361Nova Pro 1.0
SWE-benchSWE-bench (Princeton / SWE-agent team)—9.0%Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—6.9intelligence-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 Coder 32B Instruct: common questions

Is Nova Pro 1.0 better than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

Nova Pro 1.0 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #188 against #191. 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 Coder 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens: $1.00/1M against $3.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.80/1M for Nova Pro 1.0 and $0.66/1M for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B 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 Coder 32B 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 Coder 32B Instruct?

Arena coding: Nova Pro 1.0 1343, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 1342 — Nova Pro 1.0 leads.

Are Nova Pro 1.0 and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct open-weight models?

Nova Pro 1.0: API only. Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: Open weights. 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 Coder 32B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Nova Pro 1.0 and 1 for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B 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 Coder 32B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 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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