Grok 4.5 (High) vs Nova Lite

Grok 4.5 (High) 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.

SpaceXAIGrok 4.5 (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.80
Total cost
$1244
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.

MetricGrok 4.5 (High)Nova LiteDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.86.7−82.7% Nova Lite is 82.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,243.85Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)18.82s3.80s−79.8% Nova Lite is 79.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $6.00$0.06 / $0.24
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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