Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Nova Lite

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Nova Lite is 15.2x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 2 benchmarks (DROP, HumanEval), while Nova Lite is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Lite costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 13.3x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 16.7x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than Nova Lite.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input tokens$0.80
Output tokens$4.00
Best providerAWS Bedrock
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3.5 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Claude 3.5 Haiku does not.

Nova Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

Nova Lite is 1 month newer than Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.5 years ago

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

4w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

Nova Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Higher DROP score (83.1% vs 80.2%)
Higher HumanEval score (88.1% vs 85.4%)
Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher GPQA score (42.0% vs 41.6%)
Higher MATH score (73.3% vs 69.4%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Amazon
Nova Lite

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Nova Lite

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Nova Lite is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3.5 Haiku scores HumanEval: 88.1%, MGSM: 85.6%, DROP: 83.1%, MATH: 69.4%, MMLU-Pro: 65.0%. Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.
Nova Lite is 13.3x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku costs $0.80/M input and $4.00/M output via bedrock. Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via bedrock.
Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Nova Lite supports 300K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 300K), input pricing ($0.80 vs $0.06/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.