Claude Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Nova Micro

Claude Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) 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 Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
42.30
Total cost
$860
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 Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)Nova MicroDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)42.35.9−86.1% Nova Micro is 86.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$860.33Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.42s2.58s−80.8% Nova Micro is 80.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.04 / $0.14
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