# Mistral vs Nova 2 Lite

> Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral 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 42.5 to 16.3.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 39.0 |
| Rank | 297 | 161 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.50 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Mistral: 33.2 (#249)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1162 | 1386 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Mistral: —
- Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)

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

## Reasoning

- Mistral: 21.3 (#199)
- Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1149 | 1364 |

## Math

- Mistral: 20.5 (#275)
- Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1180 | 1359 |
| Omni-MATH | 7.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral: 16.3 (#283)
- Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1125 | 1360 |
| MMLU-Pro | 27.7% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral: 33.0 (#249)
- Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1129 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1109 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1179 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1155 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1012 | 1273 |
| LMArena Korean | 1032 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1168 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1372 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral: 52.9 (#283)
- Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1152 | 1335 |
| IFEval | 56.8% | — |

## Long Context

- Mistral: 35.0 (#240)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1154 | 1335 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral: 37.2 (#255)
- Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1165 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1158 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1147 | 1338 |
| WildBench | 66% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral better than Nova 2 Lite?

Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

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

Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 33.2 in the Noometry coding category.

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

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral has 22 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.