Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (Low)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (Low). 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 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.20
Total cost
$6998
AmazonNova 2.0 Lite (Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
11.80
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 (Max)Nova 2.0 Lite (Low)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.211.8−69.1% Nova 2.0 Lite (Low) is 69.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,998.25Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)190.29s23.77s−87.5% Nova 2.0 Lite (Low) is 87.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.30 / $2.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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