Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs Nova Micro

Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) 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 5 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
28.10
Total cost
$1218
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 5 (Medium)Nova MicroDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.15.9−79.0% Nova Micro is 79.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.02s2.58s−71.4% Nova Micro is 71.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.04 / $0.14
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