Claude Opus 5 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Claude Opus 5 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview releases: 5 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 8 models.
- For intelligence, Claude Opus 5 scores highest: Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 51, against Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) at 14 for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
- For output speed, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is fastest: Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) at 113 t/s, against Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort) at 52 t/s for Claude Opus 5.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 51 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 61 | $5.86 | $3.9 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.50 | $7,275 | 73k | 43k | 140M | 50 | 45.32s | 45.32s | 55.41s | 922.23s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | |||
| Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort) | 50 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 60 | $4.88 | $3.9 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.50 | $5,868 | 61k | 35k | 111M | 52 | 21.13s | 21.13s | 30.75s | 748.26s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | |||
| Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort) | 48 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 58 | $3.61 | $3.9 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.50 | $4,332 | 46k | 25k | 81M | 51 | 12.18s | 12.18s | 22.05s | 567.18s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | |||
| Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort) | 45 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 56 | $2.19 | $3.9 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.50 | $2,732 | 29k | 15k | 49M | 50 | 4.95s | 4.95s | 14.96s | 363.97s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | |||
| Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) | 40 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 51 | $1.10 | $3.9 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.50 | $1,561 | 15k | 7k | 26M | 48 | 2.66s | 2.66s | 13.17s | 187.96s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | |||
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.5 | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.312 | - | - | - | - | 113 | 14.92s | 32.62s | 37.04s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | |||
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 112 | 10.07s | 27.87s | 32.32s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | |||
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 104 | 1.05s | 1.05s | 5.86s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | |||