Model comparison
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.5-9B
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and Qwen3.5-9B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (32.8 vs 33.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3.5-9B in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 21.9 to 14.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 42.7% for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and 27.5% for Qwen3.5-9B.
- Qwen3.5-9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.5-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 32.8 | 33.3 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130), Qwen3.5-9B: 35.3 (#213)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 42.7% | 27.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127), Qwen3.5-9B: 14.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 9.2% |
| GDP.pdf | 2% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189), Qwen3.5-9B: 22.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 71.2% |
| LMCA | — | 24.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 139.45 |
Math Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 33.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 48.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 61.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 79% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better than Qwen3.5-9B?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and Qwen3.5-9B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (32.8 vs 33.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview or Qwen3.5-9B better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 35.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and Qwen3.5-9B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5-9B has 10.