Model comparison

Hunyuan Vision 1.5 vs Nova 2 Lite

Hunyuan Vision 1.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.

Hunyuan Vision 1.5 Tencent

42.6

Rank #95 Confirmed

Nova 2 Lite Amazon

39.0

Rank #161 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Hunyuan Vision 1.5 scores higher in 6 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads 60.4 to 54.1.

Side by side

Hunyuan Vision 1.5 and Nova 2 Lite specifications
Hunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
ProviderTencentAmazon
Noometry Index42.639.0
Released—2025-12-01
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window—1M
Max output—64K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.30
Output $ / M tokens—$2.50
Results tracked919

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Category by category

Coding Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 41.2 (#119), Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Coding14191386

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard—27.1%

Reasoning Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 27.8 (#96), Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Hard Prompts14171364

Math Not comparable

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Math—1359

Knowledge Not comparable

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
Vectara Hallucination Rate—5.1%
LMArena Expert—1360

Multimodal Not comparable

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 35.1 (#78), Nova 2 Lite: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Vision1180—

Multilingual Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 50.5 (#118), Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Non-English13831337
LMArena Chinese—1364
LMArena French—1381
LMArena German—1343
LMArena Japanese—1273
LMArena Korean—1284
LMArena Russian—1343
LMArena Spanish—1372

Instruction Following Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 73.9 (#110), Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Instruction Following13981335

Long Context Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 42.9 (#110), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Longer Query14051335

Writing & Preference Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads

Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 60.4 (#95), Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkHunyuan Vision 1.5Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Text14071362
LMArena Creative Writing13891291
LMArena Multi-Turn14231338

Frequently asked questions

Is Hunyuan Vision 1.5 better than Nova 2 Lite?

Hunyuan Vision 1.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Hunyuan Vision 1.5 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

Hunyuan Vision 1.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.2 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Hunyuan Vision 1.5 and Nova 2 Lite share?

8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hunyuan Vision 1.5 has 9 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.

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