Model comparison
Nova Premier 1.0 vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs 4.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Nova Premier 1.0 leads 31.5 to 15.3.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper at $0.70 / $2.80 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $12.50 for Nova Premier 1.0.
- Nova Premier 1.0 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2025-04-30 | 2024-09 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 131K |
| Max output | 10K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $12.50 | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.3% |
Reasoning Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Nova Premier 1.0: 22.3 (#182), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 44.8% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 128.52 |
Math Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Nova Premier 1.0: 31.5 (#194), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| Omni-MATH | 35% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
Knowledge Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Nova Premier 1.0: 35.4 (#176), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| MMLU-Pro | 72.6% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 51.8% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 66.9 (#201), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 80.3% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 51.0 (#174), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 78.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova Premier 1.0 better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs 4.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nova Premier 1.0 or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper. It lists at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens; Nova Premier 1.0 lists at $2.50 and $12.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Premier 1.0 does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova Premier 1.0 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.