Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Nova Lite

Claude Sonnet 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 Sonnet 5 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.20
Total cost
$6998
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 Sonnet 5 (Max)Nova LiteDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.26.7−82.5% Nova Lite is 82.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,998.25Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)183.62s3.80s−97.9% Nova Lite is 97.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.06 / $0.24
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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