Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (Medium)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)Nova 2.0 Lite (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)35.912.5−65.2% Nova 2.0 Lite (Medium) is 65.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$482.13Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)5.94s28.80s+384.8% Nova 2.0 Lite (Medium) is 384.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.30 / $2.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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