Model comparison

Amazon Nova Lite vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Amazon Nova Lite Amazon

31.4

Rank #262 Confirmed

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 StepFun

38.6

Rank #173 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Lite scores higher in 0 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 52.5 to 42.3.

Side by side

Amazon Nova Lite and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 specifications
Amazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProviderAmazonStepFun
Noometry Index31.438.6
Released2024-12-03—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window300K—
Max output10K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.06—
Output $ / M tokens$0.24—
Results tracked3412

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Category by category

Coding Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Amazon Nova Lite: 32.0 (#266), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 37.9 (#170)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Coding12391316
LiveBench Coding27.5%—
ALE-Bench236.25—

Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Amazon Nova Lite: 18.5 (#257), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 24.8 (#140)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Hard Prompts12201299
LiveBench Reasoning36.7%—
LiveBench Data Analysis37.2%—
LiveBench36.4%—

Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Amazon Nova Lite: 25.8 (#243), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 33.6 (#171)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Math12271305
Omni-MATH23.3%—
LiveBench Math36.7%—

Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Amazon Nova Lite: 26.0 (#254), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 34.6 (#187)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Expert12011279
Humanity's Last Exam3.6%—
MMLU-Pro60%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate6.1%—
GPQA (HELM)39.7%—
MMLU77%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Amazon Nova Lite: 25.0 (#118), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Vision990—

Multilingual Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Amazon Nova Lite: 38.2 (#227), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.9 (#176)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Non-English12081290
LMArena Chinese12251331
LMArena Russian12161324
LMArena French1237—
LMArena German1229—
LMArena Japanese1153—
LMArena Korean1153—
LMArena Spanish1225—

Instruction Following Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Amazon Nova Lite: 59.6 (#250), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 68.1 (#187)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Instruction Following12051287
LiveBench Instruction Following54.1%—
IFEval77.6%—

Long Context Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Amazon Nova Lite: 37.4 (#212), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#165)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Longer Query12341307

Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Amazon Nova Lite: 42.3 (#232), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.5 (#168)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkAmazon Nova LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Text12291321
LMArena Creative Writing11971328
LMArena Multi-Turn11991292
WildBench75%—
LiveBench Language25.9%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Amazon Nova Lite better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Amazon Nova Lite or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.9 versus 32.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Lite and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Lite has 34 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.

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