Model comparison
Deepseek Coder v2 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Deepseek Coder v2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- Deepseek Coder v2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2024-06-17 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 38.1 (#183), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1251 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 59.7% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 82.3% | — |
| MBPP+ | 75.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Deepseek Coder v2 leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 23.6 (#176), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1207 | — |
| WinoGrande | 83.7% | — |
Math Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: 34.9 (#190), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1241 | — |
| GSM8K | 94.5% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: 32.3 (#212), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1181 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 64.3% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: 36.3 (#240), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1182 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1201 | — |
| LMArena French | 1185 | — |
| LMArena German | 1164 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1126 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1104 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1153 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: 61.7 (#242), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1180 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: 37.0 (#224), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: 38.2 (#253), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1120 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1177 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Deepseek Coder v2 better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Deepseek Coder v2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Deepseek Coder v2 or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 38.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Deepseek Coder v2 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Deepseek Coder v2 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.