Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Nova Lite

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Lite is 57.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

9 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 9 benchmarks (ChartQA, DocVQA, DROP, GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU, MMMU), while Nova Lite is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most 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 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 62.5x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet 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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Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAnthropic

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 Sonnet's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

Nova Lite

Input300,000 tokens

Output2,048 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Nova Lite support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet 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 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

1.6 years ago

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.5 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 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Nova Lite

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

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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Anthropic

Higher ChartQA score (90.8% vs 86.8%)

Higher DocVQA score (95.2% vs 92.4%)

Higher DROP score (87.1% vs 80.2%)

Higher GPQA score (67.2% vs 42.0%)

Higher GSM8k score (96.4% vs 94.5%)

Higher HumanEval score (93.7% vs 85.4%)

Higher MATH score (78.3% vs 73.3%)

Higher MMLU score (90.4% vs 80.5%)

Higher MMMU score (68.3% vs 56.2%)

Nova Lite

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Amazon

Larger context window (300,000 tokens)

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Nova Lite.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Nova Lite?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet 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.

How does Claude 3.5 Sonnet compare to Nova Lite in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%. Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.

Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper than Nova Lite?

Nova Lite is 50.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via bedrock.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Nova Lite?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet 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.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Nova Lite?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 300K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.06/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Nova Lite?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.