Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.8 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
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| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 37.8 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 32 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.9 (#185), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 22.0 (#210), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | — |
| DTBench | 52.5% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.1 (#196), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1309 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 35.0 (#189), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.2 (#109), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.0 (#161), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | — |
| LMArena French | 1347 | — |
| LMArena German | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1301 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.4 (#163), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
| IFEval | 82.4% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#160), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1320 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.7 (#177), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | — |
| WildBench | 79% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.8 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 37.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.