Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (High)

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (High). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
AmazonNova 2.0 Lite (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.40
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 Opus 4.8 (Max)Nova 2.0 Lite (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.813.4−67.9% Nova 2.0 Lite (High) is 67.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)37.90s30.33s−20.0% Nova 2.0 Lite (High) is 20.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.30 / $2.50
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