Model comparison
Amazon Nova Lite vs Seed 2.0 Pro
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index. Amazon Nova Lite costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance SeedSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Lite scores higher in 0 categories and Seed 2.0 Pro in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 62.9 to 42.1.
- Amazon Nova Lite is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.24 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Seed 2.0 Pro.
- Amazon Nova Lite accepts more context: 300K tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | ByteDance Seed |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 43.2 |
| Released | 2024-12-03 | 2026-02-14 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 300K | 256K |
| Max output | 10K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.24 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 32.5 (#270), Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1239 | 1472 |
| LiveBench Coding | 27.5% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 236.25 | — |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 19.3 (#260), Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1220 | 1453 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 28.4% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 57.1% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 36.7% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 37.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 36.4% | — |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 27.8 (#247), Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1227 | 1439 |
| Omni-MATH | 23.3% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 36.7% | — |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 26.3 (#259), Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1201 | 1440 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 3.6% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 60% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.1% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 39.7% | — |
| MMLU | 77% | — |
Multimodal Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 25.5 (#123), Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 990 | 1274 |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 38.0 (#232), Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1208 | 1441 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1225 | 1489 |
| LMArena French | 1237 | 1471 |
| LMArena German | 1229 | 1442 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1153 | 1408 |
| LMArena Korean | 1153 | 1411 |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | 1449 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1226 | 1460 |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 59.3 (#255), Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1205 | 1414 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 54.1% | — |
| IFEval | 77.6% | — |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 37.4 (#217), Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1234 | 1428 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 42.1 (#237), Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1448 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1197 | 1406 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1199 | 1441 |
| WildBench | 75% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Lite better than Seed 2.0 Pro?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index. Amazon Nova Lite costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Nova Lite or Seed 2.0 Pro?
Amazon Nova Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; Seed 2.0 Pro lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Amazon Nova Lite or Seed 2.0 Pro better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 32.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Amazon Nova Lite does, with 300K tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Lite and Seed 2.0 Pro share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Lite has 34 scored results on Noometry and Seed 2.0 Pro has 20.