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Nova Pro 1.0 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

Updated October 21, 2026. 41 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Nova Pro 1.0Amazon
Coding
No data
Overall
7.0
Output $/M
$3.20
0
Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle
Coding
19.1
Overall
16.1
Output $/M
$10.00
41
vs boards won of 41 shared

Decision reading

Only Gemini 2.5 Pro has a coding score, 19.1 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova Pro 1.0 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Nova Pro 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 3.1x less.

Shared results
41
Nova Pro 1.0 only
1
Gemini 2.5 Pro only
46
Like-for-like categories
8 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.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova Pro 1.0 not benchmarked, Gemini 2.5 Pro 19.1 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Math, 56.6 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
AA Math Index: Nova Pro 1.0 7.0 against Gemini 2.5 Pro 87.7, 80.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova Pro 1.0 $3.20 against Gemini 2.5 Pro $10.00 per million output tokens, 3.1x apart.
Context window
Nova Pro 1.0 takes 300K tokens, Gemini 2.5 Pro 1.05M.

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 Pro 1.0BarsGemini 2.5 ProTies
Coding04
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning05
Math04
Knowledge05
Web design01
General020
All shared boards041
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured53.6%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1226Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured33.3Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured54.4%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured0.4%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)23.3%80.1%Gemini 2.5 Pro
SciCodeNot measured46.3%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)6.1%26.5%Gemini 2.5 Pro
Terminal-BenchNot measured32.6%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
GSO-BenchNot measured3.9%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
WeirdMLNot measured54.0%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Text: coding12701452Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: software and IT12711459Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1235Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1285Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
AA Intelligence Index7.016.1Gemini 2.5 Pro
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured145.1Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured1.6Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
τ²-Bench Telecom14.0%54.1%Gemini 2.5 Pro
GDPvalNot measured23.3%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
DeepResearch BenchNot measured41.5%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured$574Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)49.9%84.4%Gemini 2.5 Pro
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)3.2%22.5%Gemini 2.5 Pro
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured85.3%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
ARC-AGINot measured41.0%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured4.9%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts12461455Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: expert12111452Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12591453Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1274Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1281Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
AA Math Index7.087.7Gemini 2.5 Pro
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)7.0%87.7%Gemini 2.5 Pro
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured84.7%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured24.6%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured0.0%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Text: math12521450Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: mathematical work12611454Gemini 2.5 Pro
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured63.9%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured60.8%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured68.9%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured50.6%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)69.1%86.2%Gemini 2.5 Pro
MMLU82.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Pro 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: science12551480Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12601476Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: legal and government12811480Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: business and finance12291439Gemini 2.5 Pro
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Web design benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
Design Arena: websites7961167Gemini 2.5 Pro
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1140Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1111Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1221Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1080Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1152Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index020
General benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured41.9%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured73.5%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
IFBench38.1%48.7%Gemini 2.5 Pro
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)21.0%69.0%Gemini 2.5 Pro
DTBenchNot measured82.4%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMCANot measured34.8%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured83.8%Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Text12591458Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: instruction following12351437Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: creative writing12121454Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Vision9801263Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: English12761458Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: non-English12331452Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: Chinese12441507Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: German12431487Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: Japanese12001461Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: Korean12031434Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: French12711473Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: Spanish11821474Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: Russian12401461Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1479Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn12461453Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: longer queries12551449Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: writing and language12471454Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12101441Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Vision: English9871261Gemini 2.5 Pro
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1300Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1270Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1262Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Vision: captioningNot measured1304Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing thingsNot measured1283Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1265Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
LMArena DocumentNot measured1421Only Gemini 2.5 Pro measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0Gemini 2.5 ProLeader
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 Pro 1.0$0.0024Fits in one request
Gemini 2.5 Pro$0.0063Fits in one request

Nova Pro 1.0 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Pro 1.0$0.050Fits in one request
Gemini 2.5 Pro$0.092Fits in one request

Nova Pro 1.0 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Pro 1.0$0.192Fits in one request
Gemini 2.5 Pro$0.350Fits in one request

Nova Pro 1.0 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 Pro 1.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
SpecificationAmazon Nova Pro 1.0Google Gemini 2.5 Pro
MakerAmazonGoogle
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 5, 2024June 17, 2025
Context window300K1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.80$1.25
Output $/Mtok$3.20$10.00
Coding indexNot benchmarked19.1
Independent measurements behind it03
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.64
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Pro 1.0 better than Gemini 2.5 Pro for coding?

Only Gemini 2.5 Pro has a coding score, 19.1 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova Pro 1.0 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Nova Pro 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 3.1x less.

Which is cheaper, Nova Pro 1.0 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Nova Pro 1.0 costs $0.80 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens; Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 and $10.00. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 2.5 Pro only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Pro 1.0 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 300K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Pro 1.0 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro comparison based on?

41 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Pro 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Gemini 2.5 Pro's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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