Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) vs Nova Micro

Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) 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 (Xhigh)Off the frontier
Intelligence
49.70
Total cost
$5868
AmazonNova MicroNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.90
Total cost
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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 (Xhigh)Nova MicroDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.75.9−88.1% Nova Micro is 88.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$5,867.76Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)35.00s2.56s−92.7% Nova Micro is 92.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.04 / $0.14
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