Nova Pro 1.0 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input price
$0.80
$3.00
Output price
$3.20
$15.00
Context window
300K
1000K
Throughput
160 tok/s
172 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.003
$0.014
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
NOVA-PRO-V1
CLAUDE-SONNET-
Chat assistant
$624.00
$2,700
RAG / long context
$1,248
$4,950
Agent / tool use
$1,728
$7,560
Efficiency score: Nova Pro 1.0
Across price, speed and reliability, Nova Pro 1.0 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova Pro 1.0 or Claude Sonnet 4.6 cheaper?+
Nova Pro 1.0 has the lower input price — $0.80 vs $3.00 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, Nova Pro 1.0 or Claude Sonnet 4.6?+
Across price, speed and reliability, Nova Pro 1.0 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.