Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Palm 2
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2 Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nova 2 Lite leads 53.9 to 25.6.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| 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), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1385 | 994 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | 1005 |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1358 | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1381 | — |
| LMArena German | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1271 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1284 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1373 | — |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1010 |
Long Context Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Palm 2?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2 Lite or Palm 2 better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.