# DeepSeek Coder 1.3B vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview

> Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has enough public results to be ranked (#244); DeepSeek Coder 1.3B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-coder-1-3b-vs-nova-2-0-pro-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.8 to 31.2.
- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 35.0 | 33.4 |
| Rank | — | 244 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: 31.2 (#287)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 22.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 29.6% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 60.4% | — |
| MBPP+ | 54.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 63.6 | — |
| WinoGrande | 53.3% | — |

## Math

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | 4.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 25.4% | — |
| MMLU | 25.8% | — |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek Coder 1.3B better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has enough public results to be ranked (#244); DeepSeek Coder 1.3B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is DeepSeek Coder 1.3B or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek Coder 1.3B and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek Coder 1.3B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.