Nova Premier 1.0 vs Palmyra X5 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.
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| Spec | Nova Premier 1.0 | Palmyra X5 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | Writer | – |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary | – |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens | WRPalmyra X5 |
| Input price | $2.5/M | $0.6/M | WRPalmyra X5 |
| Output price | $12.5/M | $6/M | WRPalmyra X5 |
| Vision / multimodal | Yes | No | AMNova Premier 1.0 |
| Tool / function calling | Yes | No | AMNova Premier 1.0 |
| Self-hostable | No (API only) | No (API only) | – |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary | – |
Palmyra X5 is ~2.1× cheaper than Nova Premier 1.0 on output tokens ($6 vs $12.5 per M tokens).
| Capability | Nova Premier 1.0 | Palmyra X5 |
|---|---|---|
| Open weights (downloadable) | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self-hostable | ✗ | ✗ |
| Runs fully offline | ✗ | ✗ |
| Vision / multimodal | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tool / function calling | ✓ | ✗ |
| 1M+ context window | ✓ | ✓ |
| Criterion | Nova Premier 1.0 | Palmyra X5 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-efficiency | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Context window | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Openness | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Self-hosting | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Multimodality | 5.0 | 2.0 |
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.
Amazon Nova Premier is the most capable of Amazon’s multimodal models for complex reasoning tasks and for use as the best teacher for distilling custom models.
Palmyra X5 is Writer's most advanced model, purpose-built for building and scaling AI agents across the enterprise. It delivers industry-leading speed and efficiency on context windows up to 1 million...
Palmyra X5 is cheaper on output ($6/M vs $12.5/M).
Palmyra X5 offers the larger context window (1M tokens).
Choose Palmyra X5 for the lower output price ($6/M vs $12.5/M). It also gives you the larger 1M context window.
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