Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. Nova 2 Lite costs 4.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.7 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2 Lite scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.7 Max in 8 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.7 Max leads 62.4 to 37.5.
- Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3.7 Max.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | 2026-05-19 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 64K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.7 Max leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134), Qwen3.7 Max: 50.4 (#45)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1385 | 1498 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 77.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1515 |
| SciCode | — | 48.8% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,189 |
Agentic & Tool Use Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121), Qwen3.7 Max: 22.1 (#135)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
| GBAEval | — | 0.4% |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Max leads
Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118), Qwen3.7 Max: 49.2 (#38)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | 1483 |
| SimpleBench | — | 70.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.1% |
| CritPt | — | 13.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 19% |
| EBR-Bench | — | 9.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 32% |
| DTBench | — | 92.3% |
| LMCA | — | 44% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 153.68 |
Math Qwen3.7 Max leads
Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156), Qwen3.7 Max: 62.4 (#32)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1490 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 64.6% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 34.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 95.6% |
| ProofBench | — | 26% |
Knowledge Qwen3.7 Max leads
Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94), Qwen3.7 Max: 61.6 (#28)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1358 | 1488 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 90.9% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 55.8% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.7 Max leads
Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153), Qwen3.7 Max: 56.9 (#15)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | 1474 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | 1530 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1484 |
| LMArena French | 1381 | — |
| LMArena German | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1271 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1284 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1373 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Max leads
Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161), Qwen3.7 Max: 76.7 (#38)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1460 |
Long Context Qwen3.7 Max leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150), Qwen3.7 Max: 45.4 (#40)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | 1482 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Max leads
Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154), Qwen3.7 Max: 65.0 (#54)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1476 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | 1449 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 1481 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1110 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. Nova 2 Lite costs 4.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.7 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3.7 Max?
Nova 2 Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3.7 Max lists at $2.50 and $7.50.
Is Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3.7 Max better for coding?
Qwen3.7 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.4 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1M tokens.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.7 Max share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Max has 33.