Model comparison
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Nova 2 Lite
DeepSeek V4 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.6 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek V4 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where DeepSeek V4 Flash leads 53.7 to 26.4.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 53.6 | 39.0 |
| Released | 2026-04-24 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 393K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 41 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 47.6 (#56), Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1457 | 1386 |
| FrontierCode | 18.8% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1581 | — |
| SciCode | 49.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 63% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,306 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DeepSeek V4 Flash: —, Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 53.7 (#25), Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1364 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 61.4% | — |
| SimpleBench | 61.1% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 52.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 89% | — |
| CritPt | 16.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 33% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 34% | — |
| DTBench | 90.9% | — |
| LMCA | 41.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.51 | — |
Math DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 60.0 (#31), Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1359 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 57.5% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 24.4% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 76.5% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.4% | — |
| ProofBench | 56% | — |
Knowledge DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 55.5 (#43), Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1441 | 1360 |
| GPQA Diamond | 91% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 33.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
Multilingual DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 53.2 (#71), Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1467 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1438 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1418 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1403 | 1273 |
| LMArena Korean | 1383 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1428 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1437 | 1372 |
Instruction Following DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 75.1 (#76), Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1421 | 1335 |
Long Context DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 43.8 (#81), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 64.0 (#59), Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1432 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1403 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1449 | 1338 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash better than Nova 2 Lite?
DeepSeek V4 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.6 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash or Nova 2 Lite?
DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
DeepSeek V4 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 47.6 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1M tokens.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek V4 Flash and Nova 2 Lite share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek V4 Flash has 41 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.