Nova 2 Lite vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Nova 2 Lite costs 4.0x less per output token than Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ($2.50 vs $10.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $2.50
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $10.00
Nova 2 Lite or Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova 2 Lite for output tokens 4.0x cheaper ($2.50 vs $10.00 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nova 2 Lite has results on AA Coding Index, ALE-Bench and LMArena Text: coding; Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 on Aider polyglot, LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) and LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Nova 2 Lite has a AA Intelligence Index result, 13.4.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite $0.0015, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 $0.0063 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova 2 Lite not benchmarked, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Nova 2 Lite $2.50 against Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 $10.00 per million output tokens, 4.0x apart.
- Context window
- Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index9 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | Not measured | 83.1% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 23.0 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.2% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 77.8% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| GSO-Bench | Not measured | 3.9% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 236.3 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1385 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1394 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 7.7% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 13.4 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| METR time horizons | Not measured | 55.4% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| Remote Labor Index | Not measured | 0.8% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| DeepResearch Bench | Not measured | 42.8% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 83.6% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 19.9% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 84.8% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 62.4% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| VPCT | Not measured | 46.4% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1364 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1359 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1385 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | 1359 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1369 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 85.8% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1382 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1386 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1359 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1369 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index18 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | Not measured | 91.7% | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1362 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1335 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1292 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1385 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1337 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1364 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1343 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1273 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1281 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1381 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1375 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1342 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1327 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1338 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1335 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1318 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1309 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova 2 Lite costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nova 2 Lite costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nova 2 Lite costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Amazon Nova 2 Lite | Google Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | December 2, 2025 | June 5, 2025 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $1.25 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.50 | $10.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova 2 Lite for output tokens 4.0x cheaper ($2.50 vs $10.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05?
Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 costs $1.25 and $10.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova 2 Lite or Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05?
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Has any benchmark tested both Nova 2 Lite and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nova 2 Lite has results on AA Coding Index, ALE-Bench and LMArena Text: coding; Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 on Aider polyglot, LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) and LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.