# Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 vs Nova 2 Lite

> Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-09-vs-nova-2-lite
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 9

## Summary

- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 scores higher in 2 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 4 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.

## Snapshot

| | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 39.0 |
| Rank | 124 | 161 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.50 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 39.6 (#142)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1371 | 1386 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —
- Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |

## Reasoning

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 26.2 (#122)
- Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1356 | 1364 |

## Math

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —
- Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |

## Knowledge

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —
- Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1360 |

## Multilingual

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 47.5 (#145)
- Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1341 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1345 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1372 |

## Instruction Following

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 69.7 (#167)
- Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1316 | 1335 |

## Long Context

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 40.6 (#146)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1334 | 1335 |

## Writing & Preference

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 55.0 (#144)
- Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1365 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1307 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1354 | 1338 |

## FAQ

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 better than Nova 2 Lite?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (39.6 vs 40.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 and Nova 2 Lite share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 has 9 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.