Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 3 categories and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 27.8 to 22.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GDP.pdf: 10% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 2% for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 39 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 41.3% | 42.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | — |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 10% | 2% |
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | — |
| LMArena French | 1451 | — |
| LMArena German | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.