Claude Sonnet 5 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Claude Sonnet 5 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview releases: 6 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 9 models.
- For intelligence, Claude Sonnet 5 scores highest: Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 38, 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 (low) at 112 t/s, against Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 84 t/s for Claude Sonnet 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 Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) |  Anthropic | 38 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 50 | $5.09 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $6,998 | 118k | 88k | 367M | 84 | 195.83s | 195.83s | 201.79s | 877.37s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |    | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort) | Anthropic | 35 | 38 | 37 | 39 | - | 36 | 46 | $2.87 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $3,255 | 65k | 44k | 135M | 62 | 22.30s | 22.30s | 30.37s | 672.64s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | - | 32 | 42 | $1.79 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $2,086 | 44k | 28k | 89M | 58 | 2.30s | 2.30s | 10.90s | 460.65s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | - | - | - | - | 58 | 1.08s | 1.08s | 9.72s | - | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort) | Anthropic | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | - | 29 | 38 | $1.00 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1,218 | 27k | 15k | 51M | 57 | 1.50s | 1.50s | 10.34s | 285.97s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) | Anthropic | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | - | 26 | 34 | $0.51 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $653 | 15k | 7k | 25M | 56 | 1.21s | 1.21s | 10.17s | 161.65s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) | Amazon | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.5 | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.312 | - | - | - | - | 112 | 13.71s | 31.56s | 36.02s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) | Amazon | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 112 | 10.07s | 27.86s | 32.31s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) | Amazon | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 104 | 1.04s | 1.04s | 5.85s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |