Model Comparison

Claude 3 Sonnet vs Nova Micro

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Nova Micro is 104.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

7 benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 3 benchmarks (ARC-C, GPQA, MMLU), while Nova Micro is better at 3 benchmarks (DROP, HumanEval, 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 Micro costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 107.1x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Sonnet is more expensive than Nova Micro.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input tokens$0.03
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Nova Micro's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Nova Micro is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nova Micro does not.

Claude 3 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Micro

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 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Sonnet was released on 2024-02-29, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

Nova Micro is 9 months newer than Claude 3 Sonnet.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

Nova Micro

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 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Nova Micro is available from Bedrock.

Claude 3 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Nova Micro

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.03/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher ARC-C score (93.2% vs 90.2%)
Higher GPQA score (40.4% vs 40.0%)
Higher MMLU score (79.0% vs 77.6%)
Amazon
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher DROP score (79.3% vs 78.9%)
Higher HumanEval score (81.1% vs 73.0%)
Higher MATH score (69.3% vs 43.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Amazon
Nova Micro

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet vs Nova Micro

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Claude 3 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3 Sonnet scores ARC-C: 93.2%, GSM8k: 92.3%, HellaSwag: 89.0%, MGSM: 83.5%, BIG-Bench Hard: 82.9%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.
Nova Micro is 100.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Nova Micro costs $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output via bedrock.
Claude 3 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.03/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.