Model comparison
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 vs Nova 2 Lite
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 scores higher in 2 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 4 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 41.9 | 39.7 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 40.2 (#145), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1385 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 27.3 (#120), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1356 | 1364 |
Math Not comparable
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —, Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —, Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1358 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 47.3 (#150), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1341 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 69.4 (#172), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1315 | 1335 |
Long Context Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 40.5 (#152), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1333 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 54.7 (#149), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1364 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1307 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 better than Nova 2 Lite?
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.2 vs 40.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 and Nova 2 Lite share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 has 9 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.