Claude Sonnet 5 vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Claude Sonnet 5 and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL releases: 6 and 2 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 Sonnet 5 scores highest: Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 38, against NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning) at 7 for NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL.
  • For output speed, Claude Sonnet 5 is fastest: Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 75 t/s, against NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) at 63 t/s for NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL.

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Claude Sonnet 5
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

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

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

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

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
38
-
1M
$1.5
75
Not available
GoogleMicrosoft AzureAnthropicAmazon Bedrock
Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
35
-
1M
$1.5
65
Not available
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
32
-
1M
$1.5
61
Not available
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
29
-
1M
$1.5
56
Not available
AnthropicAmazon Bedrock
Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
28
-
1M
$1.5
58
Not available
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
25
-
1M
$1.5
56
Not available
Anthropic
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning)
NVIDIA logoNVIDIA
7
13.2B
128k
$0.2
52
DeepInfra
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
NVIDIA logoNVIDIA
6
13.2B
128k
$0.2
63
Amazon BedrockDeepInfra