Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs 3.2x less per output token than Nova Pro 1.0 ($1.00 vs $3.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 2 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nova Pro 1.0 or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova Pro 1.0 for a larger context window (300K against 128K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Vision or LMArena Vision: English, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 2
- Nova Pro 1.0 only
- 40
- Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct only
- 4
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Nova Pro 1.0 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 7.0.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Nova Pro 1.0 has a Design Arena: websites result, 796.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nova Pro 1.0
Nova Pro 1.0 takes 300K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Nova Pro 1.0 $0.0024, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct $0.0013 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Pro 1.0 not benchmarked, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 18.5 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Vision: English: Nova Pro 1.0 987 against Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 1115, 19.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova Pro 1.0 $3.20 against Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct $1.00 per million output tokens, 3.2x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Pro 1.0 takes 300K tokens, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 128K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Nova Pro 1.0 | Bars | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 0 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 2 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 23.3% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.1% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1270 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1271 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 7.0 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 14.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| OSWorld | Not measured | 5.0% | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 49.9% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 3.2% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1246 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1211 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1259 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | Not measured | 36.0% | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 7.0 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 7.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1252 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1261 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 69.1% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| MMLU | 82.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| GeoBench | Not measured | 62.0% | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1255 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1260 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1281 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1229 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 796 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 38.1% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 21.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1259 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1235 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1212 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Vision | 980 | 1107 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: English | 1276 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1233 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1244 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1243 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1200 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1203 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1271 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1182 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1240 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1246 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1255 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1247 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1210 | Not measured | Only Nova Pro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 987 | 1115 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1107 | Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Amazon Nova Pro 1.0 | Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | February 1, 2025 |
| Context window | 300K | 128K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.80 | $0.80 |
| Output $/Mtok | $3.20 | $1.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova Pro 1.0 better than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Pro 1.0 for a larger context window (300K against 128K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Vision or LMArena Vision: English, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nova Pro 1.0 or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?
Nova Pro 1.0 costs $0.80 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs $0.80 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Pro 1.0 or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?
Nova Pro 1.0, with 300K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova Pro 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct comparison based on?
2 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nova Pro 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.