# DBRX vs Nova 2 Lite

> Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-nova-2-lite
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova 2 Lite leads 43.0 to 14.9.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 39.7 |
| Rank | 311 | 161 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.50 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1385 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DBRX: —
- Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1364 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1359 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1358 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1373 |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1335 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1335 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1338 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Nova 2 Lite?

Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Nova 2 Lite share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.