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Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3.5-Flash

Qwen3.5-Flash costs 9.6x less per output token than Nova 2 Lite ($0.26 vs $2.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 29 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Nova 2 Lite Replace Qwen3.5-Flash
Nova 2 LiteAmazon
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$2.50
0
Qwen3.5-FlashQwen
Coding
41.1
Overall
50.1
Output $/M
$0.26
29
vs boards won of 29 shared

Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3.5-Flash: which to pick

Only Qwen3.5-Flash has a coding score, 41.1 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova 2 Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Model ANova 2 LiteAmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3.5-FlashQwen41.1/1002 independent benchmarks$0.40 per solved task
Shared results
29
Nova 2 Lite only
2
Qwen3.5-Flash only
26
Like-for-like categories
5 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova 2 Lite not benchmarked, Qwen3.5-Flash 41.1 from 2 benchmarks.
Widest category
General, 8.0 points apart on average over 17 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: Japanese: Nova 2 Lite 1273 against Qwen3.5-Flash 1369, 15.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova 2 Lite $2.50 against Qwen3.5-Flash $0.26 per million output tokens, 9.6x apart.
Context window
Both take 1M tokens.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova 2 LiteBarsQwen3.5-FlashTies
Coding03
Reasoning03
Math02
Knowledge04
General017
All shared boards029
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
Coding benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1244Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
AA Coding Index23.0Not measuredOnly Nova 2 Lite measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured83.3%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured64.4%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
ALE-Bench236.3265.9Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: coding13851412Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: software and IT13941416Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1229Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1291Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
AA Intelligence Index13.4Not measuredOnly Nova 2 Lite measured
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured143.5Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
Agentic workNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
Neither model has a result on 41 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured82.8%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured81.9%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured82.3%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured14.0%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured20.0%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13641403Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: expert13591407Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13851409Qwen3.5-Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
AIMENot measured92.5%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured84.4%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured18.2%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LMArena Text: math13591407Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: mathematical work13691413Qwen3.5-Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
MMLU ProNot measured84.1%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured84.3%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured56.0%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured63.6%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured72.2%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured67.4%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured33.0%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured20.3%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LMArena Text: science13821415Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13861407Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: legal and government13591398Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: business and finance13691394Qwen3.5-Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index017
General benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured42.5%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured70.6%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
DTBenchNot measured82.9%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LMCANot measured29.1%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LMArena Text13621397Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: instruction following13351374Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: creative writing12921343Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: English13851404Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: non-English13371385Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: Chinese13641445Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: German13431390Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: Japanese12731369Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: Korean12811344Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: French13811413Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: Spanish13751400Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: Russian13421380Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: Polish13271376Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: multi-turn13381393Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: longer queries13351392Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: writing and language13181369Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13091347Qwen3.5-Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 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$0.0015Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-Flash$0.0002Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-Flash costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.022Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-Flash$0.0040Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-Flash costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.085Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-Flash$0.016Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-Flash 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.

Specifications of Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
SpecificationAmazon Nova 2 LiteQwen3.5-Flash
MakerAmazonQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025February 25, 2026
Context window1M1M
Input $/Mtok$0.30$0.065
Output $/Mtok$2.50$0.26
Coding indexNot benchmarked41.1
Independent measurements behind it02
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.40
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova 2 Lite better than Qwen3.5-Flash for coding?

Only Qwen3.5-Flash has a coding score, 41.1 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova 2 Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3.5-Flash?

Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5-Flash costs $0.065 and $0.26. Cost per solved task is known for Qwen3.5-Flash only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3.5-Flash?

Neither: both take 1M tokens.

How many benchmarks is the Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3.5-Flash comparison based on?

29 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nova 2 Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.5-Flash's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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