Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.4 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 2 categories and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads 29.9 to 21.9.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 40.4 | 32.8 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 38 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.5 (#179), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 41.9% | 42.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | — |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 797.73 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 29.9 (#72), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.3 (#181), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 1.1% | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 67.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 8.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 63.3% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | — |
| DTBench | 76.8% | — |
| LMCA | 35% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.45 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 39.5 (#82), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 27.7% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 80% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1427 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 41.7 (#95), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 81.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 38.7 (#57), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.5 (#82), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1410 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | — |
| LMArena French | 1423 | — |
| LMArena German | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1393 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1420 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.9 (#126), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1376 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#117), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 61.0 (#90), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.4 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 37.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.