Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs Nova Micro

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) 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 Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.10
Total cost
$4925
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 Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Nova MicroDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)30.15.9−80.4% Nova Micro is 80.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,924.80Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)75.21s2.58s−96.6% Nova Micro is 96.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.04 / $0.14
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