Model comparison
MiMo-V2.5 vs Nova 2 Lite
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5 scores higher in 6 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.5 leads 61.6 to 53.9.
- MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
- MiMo-V2.5 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
- MiMo-V2.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 43.4 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 43.9 (#81), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1469 | 1385 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1438 | — |
| SciCode | 43.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 513.95 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 28.6 (#101), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1450 | 1364 |
| CritPt | 3.7% | — |
Math Too close to call
MiMo-V2.5: 36.8 (#163), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1436 | 1359 |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
MiMo-V2.5: 40.8 (#115), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1358 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 39.8 (#54), Nova 2 Lite: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1247 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 51.9 (#99), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1468 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1447 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1421 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1306 | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | 1373 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 75.5 (#60), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1434 | 1335 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 44.2 (#73), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1445 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 61.6 (#86), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1393 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.5 better than Nova 2 Lite?
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.5 or Nova 2 Lite?
MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is MiMo-V2.5 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
MiMo-V2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.9 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.5 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5 and Nova 2 Lite share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5 has 23 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.