Model comparison
Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Nova 2 Lite
Claude Haiku 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Haiku 5.5 leads 73.6 to 37.5.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
Side by side
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 49.5 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-10-07 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 49.2 (#50), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1587 | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1385 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 35.2 (#69), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 65.7% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1364 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | — |
Math Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 73.6 (#18), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 75.1% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 46.3% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
Knowledge Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 50.8 (#70), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 89.6% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 23.8% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1358 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: 43.7 (#21), Nova 2 Lite: —
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | 47.5% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1335 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Haiku 5.5 better than Nova 2 Lite?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Nova 2 Lite?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is Claude Haiku 5.5 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Claude Haiku 5.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1M tokens.
How many benchmarks do Claude Haiku 5.5 and Nova 2 Lite share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Haiku 5.5 has 9 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.