Model Comparison

Claude 3 Opus vs Nova Lite

Claude 3 Opus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Nova Lite is 285.7x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

7 benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 5 benchmarks (ARC-C, DROP, GPQA, GSM8k, MMLU), while Nova Lite is better at 2 benchmarks (HumanEval, MATH).

Claude 3 Opus shows notably better performance in the majority of 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 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens) is 250.0x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 312.5x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus 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 Opus
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
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 Opus's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
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

Both Claude 3 Opus and Nova Lite support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude 3 Opus

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 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

Nova Lite is 9 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

8mo 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 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock.

Claude 3 Opus

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
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Google
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Nova Lite

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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 ARC-C score (96.4% vs 92.4%)
Higher DROP score (83.1% vs 80.2%)
Higher GPQA score (50.4% vs 42.0%)
Higher GSM8k score (95.0% vs 94.5%)
Higher MMLU score (86.8% vs 80.5%)
Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher HumanEval score (85.4% vs 84.9%)
Higher MATH score (73.3% vs 60.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Amazon
Nova Lite

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Nova Lite

Claude 3 Opus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude 3 Opus 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 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%. 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 250.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via bedrock.
Claude 3 Opus 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 ($15.00 vs $0.06/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.