Nova Premier 1.0 vs Sonar Pro
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
amazon · A · API-only
Input / 1M
$2.50
Output / 1M
$12.50
AA index
9.2
proprietary · 1M context
perplexity · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$3.00
Output / 1M
$15.00
AA index
7.6
proprietary · 200K context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Nova Premier 1.0 | Sonar Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | API-only (closed weights) | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Per API terms | Per API terms |
| Languages | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $2.50 | $3.00 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $12.50 | $15.00 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $15.00 | $18.00 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.63 | — |
| AA Intelligence Index | 9.2 | 7.6 |
| AA Coding Index | — | — |
| AA Agentic Index | — | — |
| Max output tokens | 32,000 | 8,000 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Reasoning mode | No | No |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
Nova Premier 1.0
$15.00
Sonar Pro
$18.00
Nova Premier 1.0 is 1.2× cheaper at list price.