Model comparison
Amazon Nova Pro vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Pro scores higher in 0 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova 2 Lite leads 43.0 to 27.4.
- Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.80 / $3.20 for Amazon Nova Pro.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 300K.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 31.0 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2024-12-03 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 300K | 1M |
| Max output | 10K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.80 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.20 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 38 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 35.1 (#229), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1270 | 1385 |
| LiveBench Coding | 38.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 16.7 (#147), Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 25% | 27.1% |
| TheAgentCompany | 1.7% | — |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 20.0 (#243), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1246 | 1364 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 32.6% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 48.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.8 | — |
| LiveBench | 43.5% | — |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 28.5 (#243), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1252 | 1359 |
| Omni-MATH | 24.2% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 38% | — |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 27.4 (#250), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1211 | 1358 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 4.4% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 67.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 30.1% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 44.6% | — |
| MMLU | 82% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Amazon Nova Pro: 25.0 (#126), Nova 2 Lite: —
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 980 | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 39.7 (#223), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1234 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1244 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1271 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1243 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1200 | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | 1203 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1182 | 1373 |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 64.9 (#226), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1235 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 67.1% | — |
| IFEval | 81.5% | — |
Long Context Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 38.1 (#205), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1255 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Amazon Nova Pro: 43.9 (#226), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1259 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1212 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1246 | 1338 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 60.5% | — |
| WildBench | 77.7% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 37% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Pro better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.0 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Nova Pro or Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Amazon Nova Pro lists at $0.80 and $3.20.
Is Amazon Nova Pro or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 35.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 300K.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Pro and Nova 2 Lite share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Pro has 38 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.