Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Nova Lite
Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 7.5. Nova Lite is 1.9x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · Amazon · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 7.5, ranking #19 overall.
On price, Nova Lite is roughly 1.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Claude Haiku 5.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude Haiku 5.5
- overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #19 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Nova Lite
- cost matters — it's about 1.9x cheaper per token
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 27 for Nova Lite
Claude Haiku 5.5 and Nova Litedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.50/1M tokens) is 2.1x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude Haiku 5.5 is more expensive than Nova Lite.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Claude Haiku 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Nova Lite's 300,000 tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Claude Haiku 5.5 and Nova Lite support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Claude Haiku 5.5
Nova Lite
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is 23 months newer than Nova Lite.
Oct 7, 2026
0 days ago
1.9yr newerNov 20, 2024
1.9 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Claude Haiku 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Nova Lite's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Claude Haiku 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nova Lite's cutoff date.
Jun 2026
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Provider Availability
Claude Haiku 5.5 is available from Anthropic. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock.
Claude Haiku 5.5
Nova Lite
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and Nova Lite side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Nova Lite.