Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Updated October 21, 2026. 30 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Nova 2 Lite has the edge where the context window is larger, 1M against 262K tokens, and where what matters is ALE-Bench or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 30
- Nova 2 Lite only
- 1
- Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B only
- 22
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
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
Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite leads, 13.4 against 11.9.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has a Design Arena: websites result, 1159.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Nova 2 Lite $0.0015, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova 2 Lite not benchmarked, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Knowledge, 4.2 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- ALE-Bench: Nova 2 Lite 236.3 against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 461.4, 7.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova 2 Lite $2.50 against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.50 per million output tokens, 1.7x apart.
- Context window
- Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 262K.
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.
| Category | Nova 2 Lite | Bars | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 1 | ||
| Math | 1 | 1 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| General | 5 | 12 | ||
| All shared boards | 14 | 16 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index12
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 69.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1275 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| AA Coding Index | 23.0 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 58.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 18.9% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 27.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| GSO-Bench | Not measured | 4.9% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 41.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| ALE-Bench | 236.3 | 461.4 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1385 | 1412 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1394 | 1393 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1257 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1287 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 13.4 | 11.9 | Nova 2 Lite |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 43.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 61.8% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 4.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1364 | 1372 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1359 | 1338 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1385 | 1380 | Nova 2 Lite |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 39.3 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 39.3% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1359 | 1365 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1369 | 1367 | Nova 2 Lite |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1382 | 1347 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1386 | 1347 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1359 | 1358 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1369 | 1343 | Nova 2 Lite |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1159 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1113 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1099 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1084 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1143 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index512
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 40.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 45.7% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1357 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1335 | 1355 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1292 | 1333 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: English | 1385 | 1359 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1337 | 1346 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1364 | 1357 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: German | 1343 | 1325 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1273 | 1311 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1281 | 1305 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: French | 1381 | 1398 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1375 | 1360 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1342 | 1366 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1327 | 1344 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1338 | 1366 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1335 | 1378 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1318 | 1340 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1309 | 1317 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 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 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 2, 2025 | July 23, 2025 |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.50 | $1.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Nova 2 Lite has the edge where the context window is larger, 1M against 262K tokens, and where what matters is ALE-Bench or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?
Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs $0.30 and $1.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?
Nova 2 Lite, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B comparison based on?
30 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova 2 Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.