Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs Nova Premier 1.0
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against Nova Premier 1.0 by Amazon, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 51 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Nova Premier 1.0?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Nova Premier 1.0 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $2.5/M for Nova Premier 1.0. Context windows: 200K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Nova Premier 1.0
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while Nova Premier 1.0 is from amazon. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to Nova Premier 1.0's 1000K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $2.5/M for Nova Premier 1.0.
Per 1M tokens
Nova Premier 1.0 is cheaper on both — 1.2× input, 1.2× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Style Comparison
Nova Premier 1.0 uses 12.7x more bold
