# MiMo-V2.5 vs Nova 2 Lite

> MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mimo-v2-5-vs-nova-2-lite
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5 scores higher in 6 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.5 leads 61.6 to 53.9.
- MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
- MiMo-V2.5 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
- MiMo-V2.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 43.4 | 39.7 |
| Rank | 93 | 161 |
| Context | 1.05M | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.14 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $0.28 | $2.50 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- MiMo-V2.5: 43.9 (#81)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1469 | 1385 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1438 | — |
| SciCode | 43.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 513.95 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- MiMo-V2.5: —
- Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |

## Reasoning

- MiMo-V2.5: 28.6 (#101)
- Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1450 | 1364 |
| CritPt | 3.7% | — |

## Math

- MiMo-V2.5: 36.8 (#163)
- Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1436 | 1359 |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |

## Knowledge

- MiMo-V2.5: 40.8 (#115)
- Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1358 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |

## Multimodal

- MiMo-V2.5: 39.8 (#54)
- Nova 2 Lite: —

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1247 | — |

## Multilingual

- MiMo-V2.5: 51.9 (#99)
- Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1468 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1447 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1421 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1306 | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | 1373 |

## Instruction Following

- MiMo-V2.5: 75.5 (#60)
- Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1434 | 1335 |

## Long Context

- MiMo-V2.5: 44.2 (#73)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1445 | 1335 |

## Writing & Preference

- MiMo-V2.5: 61.6 (#86)
- Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1393 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1338 |

## FAQ

### Is MiMo-V2.5 better than Nova 2 Lite?

MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.5 or Nova 2 Lite?

MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.

### Is MiMo-V2.5 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

MiMo-V2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.9 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

MiMo-V2.5 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.

### How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5 and Nova 2 Lite share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5 has 23 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.