Pick Amazon Nova Pro for multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20 or deep aws and bedrock integration for enterprise pipelines. Pick Apple Foundation Models 3 for runs entirely on-device on iphone - no api call, no per-token cost, works offline or the 20b sparse 'core advanced' variant lifted on-device output quality from 23% to 46% user preference in apple's own testing versus the prior generation. On a tight budget at scale, Apple Foundation Models 3 is the value pick.
Amazon Nova Pro (Amazon) and Apple Foundation Models 3 (Apple) are two of the models people most often weigh against each other in 2026. Amazon Nova Pro is amazon's multimodal Bedrock model at $0.80/$3.20 with a 300K window — an enterprise-integrated generalist, not a frontier model. Apple Foundation Models 3 is apple's on-device model family - genuinely small context and no API access, but private, offline, and free to run on every iPhone. They diverge most on price and context window — each quantified below from the models' real specs.
Key differences
Context window: Amazon Nova Pro holds 73× more — 300K (~450 pages) vs 4K (~6 pages). But effective recall usually fades long before the advertised ceiling, so the bigger number only helps if the model reasons over it.
Recency: Apple Foundation Models 3 is the newer model by about 18 months (released June 2026), usually meaning fresher training data and capabilities.
Specifications
Spec
Amazon Nova Pro
Apple Foundation Models 3
Provider
Amazon (US)
Apple (US)
Released
December 5, 2024
June 2026
Context window
300K (~450 pages)
4K (~6 pages)
Price (in/out)
$0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens
Not published
Open weight?
No — API only
No — API only
Modalities
text, image, video, code
text, image
SWE-Bench Verified
Not published
Not published
MRCR v2 @ 1M
Not published
Not published
Who wins what
Multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20: Amazon Nova Pro — Apple Foundation Models 3 is comparatively weak here — a genuinely small context window (about 4,096 tokens, shared between input and output) - far below cloud frontier models
Deep AWS and Bedrock integration for enterprise pipelines: Amazon Nova Pro — Amazon's multimodal Bedrock model at $0.80/$3.20 with a 300K window — an enterprise-integrated generalist, not a frontier model — and it carries the larger 300K context.
Balanced cost-to-capability for general business tasks: Amazon Nova Pro — Apple Foundation Models 3 is comparatively weak here — not comparable in raw capability to frontier cloud models - built for efficiency and privacy, not benchmark leadership
Runs entirely on-device on iPhone - no API call, no per-token cost, works offline: Apple Foundation Models 3 — Apple's on-device model family - genuinely small context and no API access, but private, offline, and free to run on every iPhone — and it is the newer of the two.
The 20B sparse 'Core Advanced' variant lifted on-device output quality from 23% to 46% user preference in Apple's own testing versus the prior generation: Apple Foundation Models 3 — Apple Foundation Models 3 lists the 20B sparse 'Core Advanced' variant lifted on-device output quality from 23% to 46% user preference in Apple's own testing versus the prior generation among its strengths; Amazon Nova Pro does not.
Deep integration with iOS apps via the Foundation Models framework, now open to third-party LLM providers too: Apple Foundation Models 3 — Apple Foundation Models 3 lists deep integration with iOS apps via the Foundation Models framework, now open to third-party LLM providers too among its strengths; Amazon Nova Pro does not.
Lowest cost at scale: Apple Foundation Models 3 — Its weights are open, so at volume you pay for your own hardware instead of Amazon Nova Pro's $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens.
Largest single-prompt input: Amazon Nova Pro — Its 300K window is about 73× larger than Apple Foundation Models 3's 4K, fitting roughly 450 pages in one prompt.
Which should you pick?
A cost-sensitive startup shipping high volume: Apple Foundation Models 3 — At Not published it undercuts Amazon Nova Pro, and on millions of tokens that margin decides the monthly bill.
Someone analysing very long documents or codebases: Amazon Nova Pro — Larger 300K window fits more in one prompt.
Anyone whose priority is multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20: Amazon Nova Pro — It is specifically built for that.
Anyone whose priority is runs entirely on-device on iphone - no api call, no per-token cost, works offline: Apple Foundation Models 3 — That is its strongest area.
Amazon Nova Pro: where it fits
Amazon's multimodal Bedrock model at $0.80/$3.20 with a 300K window — an enterprise-integrated generalist, not a frontier model. Released December 5, 2024 by Amazon, it is built for multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20, deep AWS and Bedrock integration for enterprise pipelines, balanced cost-to-capability for general business tasks, and a 300K context for long documents and mixed media.
Its trade-offs are real: not a frontier reasoning or coding model against 2026 flagships, no published SWE-Bench Verified score, best value is realised inside the AWS ecosystem, and late-2024 model — older than most of the field here. At $0.8 in / $3.2 out per million tokens, it sits in the budget price band.
Apple Foundation Models 3: where it fits
Apple's on-device model family - genuinely small context and no API access, but private, offline, and free to run on every iPhone. Released June 2026 by Apple, it is built for runs entirely on-device on iPhone - no API call, no per-token cost, works offline, the 20B sparse 'Core Advanced' variant lifted on-device output quality from 23% to 46% user preference in Apple's own testing versus the prior generation, deep integration with iOS apps via the Foundation Models framework, now open to third-party LLM providers too, and zero marginal cost and strong privacy - nothing leaves the device.
Its trade-offs: a genuinely small context window (about 4,096 tokens, shared between input and output) - far below cloud frontier models, not comparable in raw capability to frontier cloud models - built for efficiency and privacy, not benchmark leadership, and no public API pricing since it isn't sold per-token - only usable within Apple's own platforms.
The bottom line for this matchup
Amazon Nova Pro and Apple Foundation Models 3 overlap enough that the right pick depends on your specific job. Apple Foundation Models 3 costs less per token; Amazon Nova Pro holds the larger context; and each leads in its own area — Amazon Nova Pro for multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20, Apple Foundation Models 3 for runs entirely on-device on iphone - no api call, no per-token cost, works offline. Rather than crowning one, run the same hard task through both once and let the results decide.
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Pro or Apple Foundation Models 3 better for coding?
Public SWE-Bench figures are not available for either model, so the honest test is your own repository — run an identical real bug through both. By design, Amazon Nova Pro leans toward multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20 while Apple Foundation Models 3 leans toward runs entirely on-device on iphone - no api call, no per-token cost, works offline, and that positioning usually predicts which feels better on your codebase.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Nova Pro or Apple Foundation Models 3?
Apple Foundation Models 3 is cheaper — $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens vs Not published.
Which has the bigger context window?
Amazon Nova Pro — 300K vs 4K, about 73× larger. Useful only if the model actually reasons over the full window, which not all do.
Can I use both Amazon Nova Pro and Apple Foundation Models 3 together?
Yes — a multi-model platform like LumiChats gives you Amazon Nova Pro, Apple Foundation Models 3 and 40+ others under one ₹69/day pass (about $1/day), so you can draft with one and cross-check with the other instead of buying two subscriptions.
Which is newer, Amazon Nova Pro or Apple Foundation Models 3?
Apple Foundation Models 3 — released June 2026, about 18 months after Amazon Nova Pro.
Amazon Nova Pro vs Apple Foundation Models 3
Amazon · US | Apple · US · Updated June 2026
Quick verdict
Pick Amazon Nova Pro for multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20 or deep aws and bedrock integration for enterprise pipelines. Pick Apple Foundation Models 3 for runs entirely on-device on iphone - no api call, no per-token cost, works offline or the 20b sparse 'core advanced' variant lifted on-device output quality from 23% to 46% user preference in apple's own testing versus the prior generation. On a tight budget at scale, Apple Foundation Models 3 is the value pick.
Amazon Nova Pro (Amazon) and Apple Foundation Models 3 (Apple) are two of the models people most often weigh against each other in 2026. Amazon Nova Pro is amazon's multimodal Bedrock model at $0.80/$3.20 with a 300K window — an enterprise-integrated generalist, not a frontier model. Apple Foundation Models 3 is apple's on-device model family - genuinely small context and no API access, but private, offline, and free to run on every iPhone. They diverge most on price and context window — each quantified below from the models' real specs.
Key differences at a glance
▸Context window: Amazon Nova Pro holds 73× more — 300K (~450 pages) vs 4K (~6 pages). But effective recall usually fades long before the advertised ceiling, so the bigger number only helps if the model reasons over it.
▸Recency: Apple Foundation Models 3 is the newer model by about 18 months (released June 2026), usually meaning fresher training data and capabilities.
Side-by-side specs
Spec
Amazon Nova Pro
Apple Foundation Models 3
Provider
Amazon (US)
Apple (US)
Released
December 5, 2024
June 2026
Context window
300K (~450 pages)
4K (~6 pages)
Price (in/out)
$0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens
Not published
Open weight?
No — API only
No — API only
Modalities
text, image, video, code
text, image
SWE-Bench Verified
Not published
Not published
MRCR v2 @ 1M
Not published
Not published
Who wins what
Multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20
Amazon Nova Pro
Apple Foundation Models 3 is comparatively weak here — a genuinely small context window (about 4,096 tokens, shared between input and output) - far below cloud frontier models
Deep AWS and Bedrock integration for enterprise pipelines
Amazon Nova Pro
Amazon's multimodal Bedrock model at $0.80/$3.20 with a 300K window — an enterprise-integrated generalist, not a frontier model — and it carries the larger 300K context.
Balanced cost-to-capability for general business tasks
Amazon Nova Pro
Apple Foundation Models 3 is comparatively weak here — not comparable in raw capability to frontier cloud models - built for efficiency and privacy, not benchmark leadership
Runs entirely on-device on iPhone - no API call, no per-token cost, works offline
Apple Foundation Models 3
Apple's on-device model family - genuinely small context and no API access, but private, offline, and free to run on every iPhone — and it is the newer of the two.
The 20B sparse 'Core Advanced' variant lifted on-device output quality from 23% to 46% user preference in Apple's own testing versus the prior generation
Apple Foundation Models 3
Apple Foundation Models 3 lists the 20B sparse 'Core Advanced' variant lifted on-device output quality from 23% to 46% user preference in Apple's own testing versus the prior generation among its strengths; Amazon Nova Pro does not.
Deep integration with iOS apps via the Foundation Models framework, now open to third-party LLM providers too
Apple Foundation Models 3
Apple Foundation Models 3 lists deep integration with iOS apps via the Foundation Models framework, now open to third-party LLM providers too among its strengths; Amazon Nova Pro does not.
Lowest cost at scale
Apple Foundation Models 3
Its weights are open, so at volume you pay for your own hardware instead of Amazon Nova Pro's $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens.
Largest single-prompt input
Amazon Nova Pro
Its 300K window is about 73× larger than Apple Foundation Models 3's 4K, fitting roughly 450 pages in one prompt.
Which should you pick?
A cost-sensitive startup shipping high volume
→ Apple Foundation Models 3
At Not published it undercuts Amazon Nova Pro, and on millions of tokens that margin decides the monthly bill.
Someone analysing very long documents or codebases
→ Amazon Nova Pro
Larger 300K window fits more in one prompt.
Anyone whose priority is multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20
→ Amazon Nova Pro
It is specifically built for that.
Anyone whose priority is runs entirely on-device on iphone - no api call, no per-token cost, works offline
→ Apple Foundation Models 3
That is its strongest area.
Amazon Nova Pro: where it fits
Amazon's multimodal Bedrock model at $0.80/$3.20 with a 300K window — an enterprise-integrated generalist, not a frontier model. Released December 5, 2024 by Amazon, it is built for multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20, deep AWS and Bedrock integration for enterprise pipelines, balanced cost-to-capability for general business tasks, and a 300K context for long documents and mixed media.
Its trade-offs are real: not a frontier reasoning or coding model against 2026 flagships, no published SWE-Bench Verified score, best value is realised inside the AWS ecosystem, and late-2024 model — older than most of the field here. At $0.8 in / $3.2 out per million tokens, it sits in the budget price band.
Apple Foundation Models 3: where it fits
Apple's on-device model family - genuinely small context and no API access, but private, offline, and free to run on every iPhone. Released June 2026 by Apple, it is built for runs entirely on-device on iPhone - no API call, no per-token cost, works offline, the 20B sparse 'Core Advanced' variant lifted on-device output quality from 23% to 46% user preference in Apple's own testing versus the prior generation, deep integration with iOS apps via the Foundation Models framework, now open to third-party LLM providers too, and zero marginal cost and strong privacy - nothing leaves the device.
Its trade-offs: a genuinely small context window (about 4,096 tokens, shared between input and output) - far below cloud frontier models, not comparable in raw capability to frontier cloud models - built for efficiency and privacy, not benchmark leadership, and no public API pricing since it isn't sold per-token - only usable within Apple's own platforms.
The bottom line for this matchup
Amazon Nova Pro and Apple Foundation Models 3 overlap enough that the right pick depends on your specific job. Apple Foundation Models 3 costs less per token; Amazon Nova Pro holds the larger context; and each leads in its own area — Amazon Nova Pro for multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20, Apple Foundation Models 3 for runs entirely on-device on iphone - no api call, no per-token cost, works offline. Rather than crowning one, run the same hard task through both once and let the results decide.
Want both Amazon Nova Pro and Apple Foundation Models 3 without two subscriptions? LumiChats gives you these plus 40+ models under one ₹69/day pass (about $1/day) — draft with one, cross-check with the other.
Is Amazon Nova Pro or Apple Foundation Models 3 better for coding?
Public SWE-Bench figures are not available for either model, so the honest test is your own repository — run an identical real bug through both. By design, Amazon Nova Pro leans toward multimodal input across text, image and video at $0.80/$3.20 while Apple Foundation Models 3 leans toward runs entirely on-device on iphone - no api call, no per-token cost, works offline, and that positioning usually predicts which feels better on your codebase.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Nova Pro or Apple Foundation Models 3?
Apple Foundation Models 3 is cheaper — $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens vs Not published.
Which has the bigger context window?
Amazon Nova Pro — 300K vs 4K, about 73× larger. Useful only if the model actually reasons over the full window, which not all do.
Can I use both Amazon Nova Pro and Apple Foundation Models 3 together?
Yes — a multi-model platform like LumiChats gives you Amazon Nova Pro, Apple Foundation Models 3 and 40+ others under one ₹69/day pass (about $1/day), so you can draft with one and cross-check with the other instead of buying two subscriptions.
Which is newer, Amazon Nova Pro or Apple Foundation Models 3?
Apple Foundation Models 3 — released June 2026, about 18 months after Amazon Nova Pro.
Specifications and benchmarks reflect publicly reported figures as of June 2026 and may change as providers release updates. Always verify on your own workload.