Model comparison
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 22.4 to 14.8.
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 29.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2024-09 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.17 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.70 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133), Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: 36.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 42.7% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 37.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 46.1% |
Agentic & Tool Use Qwen2.5 7B Instruct leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136), Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: 23.8 (#124)
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194), Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: 14.8 (#322)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | — | 47.7% |
| LMCA | — | 6.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 118.51 |
Math Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: 12.6 (#306)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 2.5% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.4% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: 17.0 (#286)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 35.5% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 53.9% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 34.1% |
| MMLU | — | 72.9% |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: 63.2 (#231)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 74.1% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: 48.8 (#195)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | — | 73.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has 15.