Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Nova Micro

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Nova Micro. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
21.20
Total cost
$1501
AmazonNova MicroNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.90
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Nova MicroDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)21.25.9−72.2% Nova Micro is 72.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,501.22Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)21.44s2.59s−87.9% Nova Micro is 87.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.04 / $0.14
Input modalitiesNot reportedNot reported
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