Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (Low)

Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (Low). 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 (Max, Default Fallback)On the frontier
Intelligence
57.60
Total cost
$8708
AmazonNova 2.0 Lite (Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
11.80
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 (Max, Default Fallback)Nova 2.0 Lite (Low)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.611.8−79.5% Nova 2.0 Lite (Low) is 79.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$8,708.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)626.13s22.20s−96.5% Nova 2.0 Lite (Low) is 96.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.30 / $2.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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