Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Nova 2 Lite and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.7 vs 39.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
StepFunSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2 Lite scores higher in 8 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova 2 Lite leads 43.0 to 35.2.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 39.2 |
| 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 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1385 | 1316 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | 1299 |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1304 |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1358 | 1279 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1324 |
| 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), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1287 |
Long Context Too close to call
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 1292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Nova 2 Lite and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.7 vs 39.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Nova 2 Lite or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.