Model comparison
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview vs Phi-3.5-mini
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has enough public results to be ranked (#241); Phi-3.5-mini does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.2 to 34.0.
- Phi-3.5-mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Phi-3.5-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 32.8 | 36.4 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2024-08-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130), Phi-3.5-mini: 34.0 (#231)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 42.7% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 32.8% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 38.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127), Phi-3.5-mini: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 2% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189), Phi-3.5-mini: —
Math Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Phi-3.5-mini: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | — | 86.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Phi-3.5-mini: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| BoolQ | — | 78% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better than Phi-3.5-mini?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has enough public results to be ranked (#241); Phi-3.5-mini does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview or Phi-3.5-mini better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 34.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and Phi-3.5-mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Phi-3.5-mini has 5.