Simulating realistic Agentic workflow parameters (40,000 in / 1,500 out with 65% cache reuse). Amazon Nova Premier delivers a 37% cost reduction over Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Hybrid Reasoning).
| Traffic Volume Tier | Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Hybrid Reasoning) Monthly | Amazon Nova Premier Monthly | Monthly Savings by picking Amazon Nova Premier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 reqs/mo (Dev/Testing) | $72.30 | $45.20 | Save $27.10 / mo |
| 10,000 reqs/mo (Small App) | $723.00 | $452.00 | Save $271.00 / mo |
| 100,000 reqs/mo (Growth Production) | $7,230.00 | $4,520.00 | Save $2,710.00 / mo |
| 1,000,000 reqs/mo (Scale SaaS) | $72,300.00 | $45,200.00 | Save $27,100.00 / mo |
Amazon Nova Premier is 37% cheaper for Agentic workflow workloads. At standard Agentic workflow parameter ratios (40,000 input tokens, 1,500 output tokens, 65% cache hit), Amazon Nova Premier costs $0.0452 per request compared to $0.0723 on Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Hybrid Reasoning).
Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Hybrid Reasoning) offers a context window of 200,000 tokens (max output: 64,000), while Amazon Nova Premier offers 1,000,000 tokens (max output: 32,768).
At 100,000 requests per month, using Amazon Nova Premier saves $2,710.00 every month (or $32,520.00 annually) compared to Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Hybrid Reasoning).
Prompt caching is the single biggest lever — each step re-reads prior context. Summarize or prune tool outputs before appending them to the transcript. Cap the step budget; runaway loops are the #1 surprise on agent invoices.