Model comparison
GPT-5.2 Pro vs Nova 2 Lite
GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index. Nova 2 Lite costs 68× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 64.8 to 34.8.
- Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $21 / $168 for GPT-5.2 Pro.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 400K.
Side by side
| GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 52.2 | 39.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 400K | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $21 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $168 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1386 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads
GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.8 (#31), Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 54.2% | — |
| SimpleBench | 57.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 79.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 90.5% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1364 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 155.41 | — |
Math GPT-5.2 Pro leads
GPT-5.2 Pro: 64.8 (#23), Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 74% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 46% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 31.3% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1360 |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1372 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1335 |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.2 Pro better than Nova 2 Lite?
GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index. Nova 2 Lite costs 68× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.2 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; GPT-5.2 Pro lists at $21 and $168.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 400K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Pro and Nova 2 Lite share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Pro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.