Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) vs Nova Micro

Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) 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 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort)Off the frontier
Intelligence
39.80
Total cost
$1561
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 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort)Nova MicroDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)39.85.9−85.2% Nova Micro is 85.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,560.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.80s2.59s−78.1% Nova Micro is 78.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.04 / $0.14
Input modalitiesNot reportedNot reported
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