Model comparison
Llama 13b vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 13b scores higher in 0 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nova 2 Lite leads 53.9 to 13.8.
- Llama 13b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2023-02-24 | 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
Llama 13b: 21.4 (#337), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 683 | 1385 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 13b: 14.0 (#329), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 728 | 1364 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 37.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 100.58 | — |
| HellaSwag | 79.2% | — |
| LAMBADA | 75.2% | — |
| PIQA | 80.1% | — |
| WinoGrande | 73% | — |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 13b: 26.7 (#256), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 838 | 1359 |
| GSM8K | 20.6% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1358 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 52.7% | — |
| BoolQ | 78.7% | — |
| MMLU | 47.7% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 56.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 77.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Nova 2 Lite: —
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 43.3% | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 13b: 16.6 (#297), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 819 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 13b: 36.7 (#305), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 781 | 1335 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 13b: 13.8 (#312), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 834 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 794 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 753 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 13b better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 13b or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 21.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 13b and Nova 2 Lite share?
8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 13b has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.