Amazon Nova Pro vs Gemini 4 Carbon
Amazon · US | Google · 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 Gemini 4 Carbon for ranked first on the artificial analysis intelligence index v5.0 with 59 at launch (artificial analysis now shows 60) or google-reported 88.2% on sec-bench pro and 54.8% on exploitgym for vulnerability discovery and exploit validation. On a tight budget at scale, Amazon Nova Pro is the value pick.
Amazon Nova Pro (Amazon) and Gemini 4 Carbon (Google) 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. Gemini 4 Carbon is google's October 28, 2026 limited release for cyber defenders - top of the Artificial Analysis index at launch, priced at $2/$10 introductory, with no public API date yet. They diverge most on price and context window — each quantified below from the models' real specs.
Key differences at a glance
- ▸Price: Amazon Nova Pro is about 2.5× cheaper on input ($0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens vs $2/$10 per 1M tokens) — meaningful once you are processing millions of tokens a month.
- ▸Context window: Gemini 4 Carbon holds 3.3× more — 1M tokens (~1,500 pages) vs 300K (~450 pages). But effective recall usually fades long before the advertised ceiling, so the bigger number only helps if the model reasons over it.
- ▸Recency: Gemini 4 Carbon is the newer model by about 23 months (released October 28, 2026), usually meaning fresher training data and capabilities.
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Amazon Nova Pro | Gemini 4 Carbon |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon (US) | Google (US) |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | October 28, 2026 |
| Context window | 300K (~450 pages) | 1M tokens (~1,500 pages) |
| Price (in/out) | $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens | $2/$10 per 1M tokens |
| Open weight? | No — API only | No — API only |
| Modalities | text, image, video, code | text, image, audio, video, code |
| 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
Amazon's multimodal Bedrock model at $0.80/$3.20 with a 300K window — an enterprise-integrated generalist, not a frontier model — and it runs cheaper at $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens.
Deep AWS and Bedrock integration for enterprise pipelines
Amazon Nova Pro
Amazon Nova Pro lists deep AWS and Bedrock integration for enterprise pipelines among its strengths; Gemini 4 Carbon does not.
Balanced cost-to-capability for general business tasks
Amazon Nova Pro
At $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens it undercuts Gemini 4 Carbon ($2/$10 per 1M tokens), and that gap compounds at volume.
Ranked first on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 with 59 at launch (Artificial Analysis now shows 60)
Gemini 4 Carbon
Google's October 28, 2026 limited release for cyber defenders - top of the Artificial Analysis index at launch, priced at $2/$10 introductory, with no public API date yet — and it carries the larger 1M tokens context.
Google-reported 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro and 54.8% on ExploitGym for vulnerability discovery and exploit validation
Gemini 4 Carbon
Amazon Nova Pro is comparatively weak here — no published SWE-Bench Verified score
Google-reported 71.0% on CWE-bench for patching
Gemini 4 Carbon
Google's October 28, 2026 limited release for cyber defenders - top of the Artificial Analysis index at launch, priced at $2/$10 introductory, with no public API date yet — and it is the newer of the two.
Lowest cost at scale
Amazon Nova Pro
At $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens, it is the cheaper of the two — the gap dominates the bill on high-volume workloads.
Largest single-prompt input
Gemini 4 Carbon
Its 1M tokens window is about 3.3× larger than Amazon Nova Pro's 300K, fitting roughly 1,500 pages in one prompt.
Which should you pick?
A cost-sensitive startup shipping high volume
→ Amazon Nova Pro
At $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens it undercuts Gemini 4 Carbon, and on millions of tokens that margin decides the monthly bill.
Someone analysing very long documents or codebases
→ Gemini 4 Carbon
Larger 1M tokens 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 ranked first on the artificial analysis intelligence index v5.0 with 59 at launch (artificial analysis now shows 60)
→ Gemini 4 Carbon
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.
Gemini 4 Carbon: where it fits
Google's October 28, 2026 limited release for cyber defenders - top of the Artificial Analysis index at launch, priced at $2/$10 introductory, with no public API date yet. Released October 28, 2026 by Google, it is built for ranked first on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 with 59 at launch (Artificial Analysis now shows 60), google-reported 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro and 54.8% on ExploitGym for vulnerability discovery and exploit validation, google-reported 71.0% on CWE-bench for patching, and introductory $2/$10 per million tokens, matching Gemini 4 Argon, with cached input 95% off.
Its trade-offs: limited release: rolling out to a subset of cyber defenders, then trusted partners via the Fairwind Program, with no date for developers or consumers, no public API model listing yet, so most users cannot call it today, introductory pricing rises to $4/$20 afterward, and Google has not said when that happens, and google has not published context or modality specs - the 1M window and modalities shown come from Artificial Analysis and Vals. At $2 in / $10 out per million tokens, it sits in the mid price band.
The bottom line for this matchup
Amazon Nova Pro and Gemini 4 Carbon overlap enough that the right pick depends on your specific job. Amazon Nova Pro costs less per token; Gemini 4 Carbon 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, Gemini 4 Carbon for ranked first on the artificial analysis intelligence index v5.0 with 59 at launch (artificial analysis now shows 60). Rather than crowning one, run the same hard task through both once and let the results decide.
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See pricingFrequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Pro or Gemini 4 Carbon 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 Gemini 4 Carbon leans toward ranked first on the artificial analysis intelligence index v5.0 with 59 at launch (artificial analysis now shows 60), and that positioning usually predicts which feels better on your codebase.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Nova Pro or Gemini 4 Carbon?
Amazon Nova Pro is cheaper — $0.8/$3.2 per 1M tokens vs $2/$10 per 1M tokens, roughly 2.5× apart on input.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 4 Carbon — 1M tokens vs 300K, about 3.3× larger. Useful only if the model actually reasons over the full window, which not all do.
Can I use both Amazon Nova Pro and Gemini 4 Carbon together?
Yes — a multi-model platform like LumiChats gives you Amazon Nova Pro, Gemini 4 Carbon 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 Gemini 4 Carbon?
Gemini 4 Carbon — released October 28, 2026, about 23 months after Amazon Nova Pro.
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Specifications and benchmarks reflect publicly reported figures as of June 2026 and may change as providers release updates. Always verify on your own workload.