Model comparison
Amazon Nova Lite vs GPT-5.2 Pro
GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Amazon Nova Lite costs 550× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 64.8 to 25.8.
- Amazon Nova Lite is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.24 per million input/output tokens, against $21 / $168 for GPT-5.2 Pro.
- GPT-5.2 Pro accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 300K.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 52.2 |
| Released | 2024-12-03 | 2025-12-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 300K | 400K |
| Max output | 10K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $21 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.24 | $168 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 8 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Amazon Nova Lite: 32.0 (#266), GPT-5.2 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | 27.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1239 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 236.25 | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 18.5 (#257), GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.8 (#31)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 54.2% |
| SimpleBench | — | 57.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 90.5% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 36.7% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1220 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 37.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 155.41 |
| LiveBench | 36.4% | — |
Math GPT-5.2 Pro leads
Amazon Nova Lite: 25.8 (#243), GPT-5.2 Pro: 64.8 (#23)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46% |
| Omni-MATH | 23.3% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 36.7% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1227 | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 31.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Amazon Nova Lite: 26.0 (#254), GPT-5.2 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Humanity's Last Exam | 3.6% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 60% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.1% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 39.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1201 | — |
| MMLU | 77% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Amazon Nova Lite: 25.0 (#118), GPT-5.2 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 990 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Amazon Nova Lite: 38.2 (#227), GPT-5.2 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1208 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1225 | — |
| LMArena French | 1237 | — |
| LMArena German | 1229 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1153 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1153 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1225 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Amazon Nova Lite: 59.6 (#250), GPT-5.2 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 54.1% | — |
| IFEval | 77.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1205 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Amazon Nova Lite: 37.4 (#212), GPT-5.2 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1234 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Amazon Nova Lite: 42.3 (#232), GPT-5.2 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Lite | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1197 | — |
| WildBench | 75% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1199 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Lite better than GPT-5.2 Pro?
GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Amazon Nova Lite costs 550× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Nova Lite or GPT-5.2 Pro?
Amazon Nova Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; GPT-5.2 Pro lists at $21 and $168.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.2 Pro does, with 400K tokens against 300K.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Lite and GPT-5.2 Pro share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Lite has 34 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.2 Pro has 8.