Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision vs Nova Pro Max: which model should you choose?
We compared Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision and Nova Pro Max on price, context window and 12 benchmarks. Nova Pro Max has the stronger average benchmark score; Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision is a multimodal model from Anthropic. It offers a 400,000-token context window, costs $13.96 per million input tokens and $56.28 per million output tokens, and averages 81.0 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $13.96 / 1M
- Output
- $56.28 / 1M
- Context
- 400,000
- Avg score
- 81.0
- Open weights
- No
Nova Pro Max
Nova Pro Max is a multimodal model from Amazon. It offers a 1,000,000-token context window, costs $14.05 per million input tokens and $71.59 per million output tokens, and averages 81.2 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $14.05 / 1M
- Output
- $71.59 / 1M
- Context
- 1,000,000
- Avg score
- 81.2
- Open weights
- No
Specification comparison
| Spec | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision | Nova Pro Max | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $13.96 | $14.05 | A |
| Output price / 1M | $56.28 | $71.59 | A |
| Context window | 400,000 | 1,000,000 | B |
| Max output | 8,192 | 16,384 | B |
| Average score | 81.0 | 81.2 | B |
| Arena Elo | 1429.6 | 1423.2 | A |
| Open weights | No | No | Tie |
Benchmark comparison
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision wins 6, Nova Pro Max wins 6, and 0 benchmarks are tied. The table shows the modelled score for each model and the gap.
| Benchmark | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision | Nova Pro Max | Gap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 82.5 | 84.2 | 1.7 | Nova Pro Max |
| GPQA Diamond | 77.3 | 78.3 | 1.0 | Nova Pro Max |
| SWE-bench Verified | 72.2 | 67.4 | 4.8 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| HumanEval | 85.4 | 87.5 | 2.1 | Nova Pro Max |
| MATH-500 | 84.8 | 83.8 | 1.0 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| AIME 2025 | 80.9 | 79.3 | 1.6 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| LiveCodeBench | 75.7 | 77.0 | 1.3 | Nova Pro Max |
| IFEval | 87.9 | 86.4 | 1.5 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| TruthfulQA | 81.6 | 83.4 | 1.8 | Nova Pro Max |
| HellaSwag | 89.4 | 88.9 | 0.5 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| MMMU | 73.8 | 77.2 | 3.4 | Nova Pro Max |
| Arena Elo | 1429.6 | 1423.2 | 6.4 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
Price analysis
On a blended 3:1 input-to-output basis, Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision costs about $24.54 per million tokens and Nova Pro Max costs about $28.44. Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision is roughly 14% cheaper than Nova Pro Max. At high volume, that gap compounds quickly, so price should carry real weight unless the quality difference is decisive.
Nova Pro Max has the larger context window at 1,000,000 tokens, compared with 400,000 for Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision. That matters for long documents, large codebases and multi-step agent traces.
Verdict
Across 12 shared benchmarks, Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision wins 6, Nova Pro Max wins 6, and 0 are tied. On the index average, Nova Pro Max leads Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision by 0.2 points (81.2 versus 81.0).
The price picture favours Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision. The context picture favours Nova Pro Max. Those two dimensions often matter more than a few benchmark points once a model is good enough for the task.
If you need a single default, start with Nova Pro Max for quality-sensitive work and Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.
Choose Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision if
- Unit cost matters and you want the cheaper blended price.
Choose Nova Pro Max if
- You want the higher average benchmark score in this index.
- You need the larger 1,000,000-token context window.
- You need the larger 16,384-token output limit.
FAQ
Is Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision better than Nova Pro Max?
On the index average, Nova Pro Max leads Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision by 0.2 points (81.2 versus 81.0). The better choice depends on price, context and your task. Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision wins 6 benchmarks, Nova Pro Max wins 6.
Which is cheaper, Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision or Nova Pro Max?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis at about $24.54 per million tokens, versus $28.44 for Nova Pro Max.
Which has the larger context window?
Nova Pro Max has the larger context window at 1,000,000 tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision has 400,000 tokens.
Are these models open weights?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision is proprietary; Nova Pro Max is proprietary.
Which should I choose for production?
If you need a single default, start with Nova Pro Max for quality-sensitive work and Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.