Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Nova Lite

Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Nova Lite. 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 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
50.80
Total cost
$7275
AmazonNova LiteNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.70
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 (Max)Nova LiteDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)50.86.7−86.8% Nova Lite is 86.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,274.74Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)50.36s3.80s−92.5% Nova Lite is 92.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.06 / $0.24
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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