Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2 Lite scores higher in 8 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nova 2 Lite leads 37.5 to 14.2.
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | 2024-11-21 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 64K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 36.0 (#214)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1385 | 1235 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 23.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | 1220 |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 14.2 (#303)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1242 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 4.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 42.7% |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.0 (#264)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1358 | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 39.9 (#222)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | 1236 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1246 |
| 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), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 64.8 (#227)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1233 |
Long Context Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#222)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | 1224 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.6 (#223)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1256 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | 1231 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 1252 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2 Lite or Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.