Model comparison
Command A vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
CohereSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Command A scores higher in 1 category and Nova 2 Lite in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2 Lite leads 40.7 to 27.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard: 57.1% for Command A and 27.1% for Nova 2 Lite.
- Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command A.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.
- Command A has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command A | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 36.5 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2025-03-13 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 1M |
| Max output | 8K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Command A: 27.2 (#322), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1330 | 1385 |
| Aider Polyglot | 12% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Command A leads
Command A: 35.9 (#40), Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 57.1% | 27.1% |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Command A: 18.3 (#283), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1326 | 1364 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 28.8% | — |
| DTBench | 61.3% | — |
| LMCA | 10.3% | — |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Command A: 36.2 (#171), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1300 | 1359 |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Command A: 37.1 (#159), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.3% | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1295 | 1358 |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Command A: 45.3 (#170), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1327 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1351 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1285 | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | 1285 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1314 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1347 | 1373 |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Command A: 69.1 (#177), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1309 | 1335 |
Long Context Too close to call
Command A: 40.6 (#151), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1334 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Command A: 47.6 (#208), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Command A | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1331 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | 1338 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1145 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command A better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command A 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; Command A lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command A or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 27.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Command A and Nova 2 Lite share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command A has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.