paradigm vs prototype

paradigm and prototype both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paradigm	Yes	No	No	No
prototype	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, paradigm and prototype are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of paradigm include epitome, image.

paradigm (noun)	prototype (noun)
a standard or typical example	a standard or typical example
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word