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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Nova 2 Lite

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 25.4. Nova 2 Lite is 4.7x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 25.4, ranking #3 overall.

On price, Nova 2 Lite is roughly 4.7x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Sonnet 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 58.0 and ranks #3 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Nova 2 Lite

  • cost matters — it's about 4.7x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic
Nova 2 Lite
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
58.0
#3
25.4
#167
Reasoning
56.6
#3
26.9
#149
Coding
48.8
#2
12.7
#150
Agents
42.3
#3
4.8
#158
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
$2.50 / M
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

4 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Nova 2 Lite
Math
36.9#34
24.2#120
Vision
40.0#3
5.1#161
Tool use
34.0#2
11.4#118
Multimodal
40.1#2
7.5#136
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

47 reported for Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 19 for Nova 2 Lite

No common benchmarks found

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Nova 2 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

Nova 2 Lite costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Nova 2 Lite ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than Nova 2 Lite ($2.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 5.5 is more expensive than Nova 2 Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 02 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerAnthropic
Amazon
Nova 2 Lite
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$2.50
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 1,000,000 tokens. Claude Sonnet 5.5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Nova 2 Lite is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Amazon
Nova 2 Lite
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Fri Oct 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Nova 2 Lite support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova 2 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 Sonnet 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova 2 Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 5.5 was released on 2026-09-28, while Nova 2 Lite was released on 2025-12-02.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is 10 months newer than Nova 2 Lite.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Sep 28, 2026

3 days ago

10mo newer
Nova 2 Lite

Dec 2, 2025

10 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Nova 2 Lite's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Sonnet 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nova 2 Lite's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Jun 2026

Nova 2 Lite

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Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is available from Anthropic. Nova 2 Lite is available from Bedrock.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Nova 2 Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Nova 2 Lite side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 5.5
✓ Preferred
Nova 2 Lite
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Nova 2 Lite.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Nova 2 Lite?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 25.4. Claude Sonnet 5.5 is made by Anthropic and Nova 2 Lite is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Sonnet 5.5 compare to Nova 2 Lite in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores BenchCAD (with Python tool): 96.3%, ArXivMath (with tools): 95.2%, Global-MMLU: 92.1%, MILU: 91.6%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 90.3%. Nova 2 Lite scores AIME 2025: 91.0%, LongCodeBench: 84.0%, ScreenSpot: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.9%, GPQA: 79.6%.

Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 cheaper than Nova 2 Lite?

Nova 2 Lite is 6.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs $2.00/M input and $10.00/M output via anthropic. Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30/M input and $2.50/M output via bedrock.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Nova 2 Lite?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Nova 2 Lite supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Nova 2 Lite?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (58.0 vs 25.4), input pricing ($2.00 vs $0.30/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Nova 2 Lite?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and Nova 2 Lite is developed by Amazon.

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