Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 3 categories and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 58.9 to 21.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GDP.pdf: 14% for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 2% for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 54.1 | 32.8 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 46 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 49.6 (#45), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 52.7% | 42.7% |
| DeepSWE | 46.7% | — |
| FrontierCode | 34.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1536 | — |
| WeirdML | 56.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1492 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 715.52 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.4 (#56), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 14% | 2% |
| APEX-Agents | 46.9% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.9 (#20), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 10.6% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 43% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1486 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | — |
| DTBench | 95.5% | — |
| LMCA | 44.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.36 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.0 (#33), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 58.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 70.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.2% | — |
| ProofBench | 36% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1504 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#7), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 94.1% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1489 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.7 (#55), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1297 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 23.3% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1456 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.8 (#17), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1470 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1530 | — |
| LMArena French | 1501 | — |
| LMArena German | 1478 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1477 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1490 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1477 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.2 (#27), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1467 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#47), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1475 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.3 (#26), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1478 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1464 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1604 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.6 versus 40.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.