Claude 3 Opus vs Amazon Nova Pro
Performance benchmarks + pricing comparison — updated April 2026
Claude 3 Opus
AnthropicFirst generation Opus. Highest reasoning capability in the Claude 3 family.
| Input | $15.00/M |
| Output | $75.00/M |
| Context | 200K tokens |
| Best For | Deep analysis, complex coding tasks |
| Benchmark | 78/100 |
Amazon Nova Pro
AmazonAmazon's flagship model via Bedrock. Competitive with GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet for enterprise workloads.
| Input | $0.800/M |
| Output | $3.20/M |
| Context | 300K tokens |
| Best For | Enterprise applications, document analysis, agent tasks |
Cost Comparison by Scenario
Estimated cost per project with 30% cache hit rate. Actual costs may vary based on usage patterns.
| Scenario | Claude 3 Opus | Amazon Nova Pro | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Script (1K lines) | $2.77 | $0.12 | Amazon Nova Pro saves $2.65 (96%) |
| Medium Feature (10K lines) | $20.25 | $0.92 | Amazon Nova Pro saves $19.33 (95%) |
| Large Project (50K lines) | $101.25 | $4.60 | Amazon Nova Pro saves $96.65 (95%) |
| Code Review (5K lines) | $4.50 | $0.22 | Amazon Nova Pro saves $4.28 (95%) |
Verdict
Amazon Nova Pro wins on both price and performance — $0.800/M input with a benchmark score of N/A/100.
For most developers, this is the clear choice between these two models.
Compare with Other Models
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Claude Opus 4
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Claude 3.5 Sonnet
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Claude 3.5 Haiku
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Claude 3 Sonnet
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Claude 3 Haiku
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