AI Models · Paid vs Paid

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) Paid vs AMNova Pro 1.0 Paid

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) vs Nova Pro 1.0 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

Open-model prices = cheapest provider via OpenRouter; official maker rates may be higher.

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch)PaidOpenAI
$1 /M input
$5 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window1.1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
AMNova Pro 1.0PaidAmazon
$0.8 /M input
$3.2 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window300K tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
Choose Nova Pro 1.0 for the lower output price ($3.2/M vs $5/M). Choose GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) if you need the larger 1.1M context window.

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) vs Nova Pro 1.0 specs

SpecGPT-5.6 Sol (batch)Nova Pro 1.0Winner
MakerOpenAIAmazon
TypeProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.1M tokens300K tokensGPT-5.6 Sol (batch)
Input price$1/M$0.8/MAMNova Pro 1.0
Output price$5/M$3.2/MAMNova Pro 1.0
Vision / multimodalYesYes= Tie
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableNo (API only)No (API only)
LicenseProprietaryProprietary

Price gap & when to choose each

1.6×cheaper per output token

Nova Pro 1.0 is ~1.6× cheaper than GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) on output tokens ($3.2 vs $5 per M tokens).

Choose GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You need the longer 1.1M context window
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure
AMChoose Nova Pro 1.0 if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You want the lower output price
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure

Feature comparison

CapabilityGPT-5.6 Sol (batch)Nova Pro 1.0
Open weights (downloadable)
Self-hostable
Runs fully offline
Vision / multimodal
Tool / function calling
1M+ context window

Benchmarks: GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) vs Nova Pro 1.0

Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch)
Nova Pro 1.0
Intelligence index
47.1
Coding index
77.4
GPQA
94.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
49.5%
Long Context Reasoning
84%
SciCode
57.1%
IFBench
72.7%
τ²-Bench
85.1%
τ-Bench Banking
44.3%
Terminal-Bench
88%
Terminal-Bench Hard
65.9%
Speed
68.7 tok/s
Latency
124.83s
Intelligence per $
5.9

Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.

How GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) and Nova Pro 1.0 score

🤝 Neck and neck on these criteria (3.3 vs 3.1 / 5).
CriterionGPT-5.6 Sol (batch)Nova Pro 1.0
Cost-efficiency4.04.0
Context window5.04.0
Openness1.51.5
Self-hosting1.01.0
Multimodality5.05.0

Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.

What each model is

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) Paid

OpenAI · Proprietary

GPT-5.6 Sol is the flagship model in OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series. It is suited for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows, and is particularly strong at command-line and multi-step coding tasks...

Nova Pro 1.0 Paid

Amazon · Proprietary

Amazon Nova Pro 1.0 is a capable multimodal model from Amazon focused on providing a combination of accuracy, speed, and cost for a wide range of tasks. As of December...

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Frequently asked questions

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) vs Nova Pro 1.0 — which is cheaper?

Nova Pro 1.0 is cheaper on output ($3.2/M vs $5/M).

Which has the larger context window?

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) offers the larger context window (1.1M tokens).

GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) vs Nova Pro 1.0 — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Nova Pro 1.0 for the lower output price ($3.2/M vs $5/M). Choose GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) if you need the larger 1.1M context window.

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