Nova Lite 1.0 vs Claude Opus 4.6
Side-by-side API pricing and Artificial Analysis performance for Nova Lite 1.0 (Amazon) and Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic). Green cells mark the better value in each row.
Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC · refreshed hourly
| Nova Lite 1.0 Amazon | Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Input $/1M | $0.06 | $5.00 |
| Output $/1M | $0.24 | $25.00 |
| Blended $/1M (3:1) | $0.105 | $10.00 |
| RAG example (30K in / 2K out) | $0.00228 | $0.2 |
| Quality & speed | ||
| Intelligence Index | — | 37.8 |
| Coding Index | — | — |
| Agentic Index | — | — |
| Output speed (tok/s) | — | 57 |
| Time to first token | — | 1.85s |
| Specs | ||
| Context window | 300K | 1M |
| Input modalities | text, image | text, image, file |
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Nova Lite 1.0 or Claude Opus 4.6?
Nova Lite 1.0 has the lower blended API price at $0.105 per 1M tokens (3:1 input:output mix), versus $10.00 for the other model. Prices are live from OpenRouter and refresh about hourly.
Which is better for RAG workloads?
For a typical RAG request (30K input / 2K output tokens), Nova Lite 1.0 costs about $0.00228 per request versus $0.2. Also compare context windows: Nova Lite 1.0 offers 300K and Claude Opus 4.6 offers 1M.
Which scores higher on Artificial Analysis benchmarks?
Claude Opus 4.6 leads on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (37.8 vs —). Check coding and agentic indices on this page for workload-specific tradeoffs.