Model comparison
Llama 4 Scout vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index. Llama 4 Scout costs 5.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova 2 Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 4 Scout scores higher in 1 category and Nova 2 Lite in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2 Lite leads 40.1 to 19.9.
- Llama 4 Scout is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
- Llama 4 Scout has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 27.4 | 39.0 |
| Released | 2025-04-05 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 1M |
| Max output | 4K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 43 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 4 Scout: 19.9 (#334), Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1286 | 1386 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 9.1% | — |
| SciCode | 17% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 43.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Too close to call
Llama 4 Scout: 24.4 (#109), Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 28.1% | 27.1% |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 4 Scout: 9.2 (#339), Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1266 | 1364 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 36.9% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 0.5% | — |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 57.9% | — |
| LMCA | 12% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 129.64 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.5 | — |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 4 Scout: 18.4 (#280), Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1286 | 1359 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 37.3% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 62.3% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0% | — |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 4 Scout: 31.8 (#208), Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.7% | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1236 | 1360 |
| GPQA Diamond | 51.8% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 74.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50.7% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 4 Scout: 31.6 (#98), Nova 2 Lite: —
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1118 | — |
| SpatialViz-Bench | 34.2% | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 4 Scout: 41.3 (#207), Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1253 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1256 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1283 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1274 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1209 | 1273 |
| LMArena Korean | 1207 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1263 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1277 | 1372 |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 4 Scout: 66.0 (#212), Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1248 | 1335 |
| IFEval | 81.8% | — |
Long Context Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 4 Scout: 27.5 (#289), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1265 | 1335 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 36% | — |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama 4 Scout: 37.1 (#256), Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1279 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1249 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1281 | 1338 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 783 | — |
| WildBench | 78% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 4 Scout better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index. Llama 4 Scout costs 5.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova 2 Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Llama 4 Scout or Nova 2 Lite?
Llama 4 Scout is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is Llama 4 Scout or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 19.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Llama 4 Scout and Nova 2 Lite share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 4 Scout has 43 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.