Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2 Lite scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nova 2 Lite leads 53.9 to 25.8.
- Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 30.3 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 64K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1385 | 1016 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | 993 |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1018 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1358 | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 947 |
| LMArena French | 1381 | — |
| LMArena German | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1271 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1284 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1373 | — |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | — |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 1007 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2 Lite or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.