Model comparison
DBRX vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova 2 Lite leads 43.0 to 14.9.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DBRX | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1385 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DBRX: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1364 |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1359 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1358 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1373 |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1335 |
Long Context Nova 2 Lite leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Nova 2 Lite share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.