Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.8 to 23.4.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 776 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.