Model comparison
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.8 Max in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.8 Max leads 54.4 to 22.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GDP.pdf: 2% for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and 23.2% for Qwen3.8 Max.
Side by side
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 56.8 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2026-08-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133), Qwen3.8 Max: 53.5 (#29)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 42.7% | 53.2% |
| DeepSWE | — | 57.5% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1674 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 17.8% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1502 |
Agentic & Tool Use Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136), Qwen3.8 Max: 45.4 (#14)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 2% | 23.2% |
| APEX-Agents | — | 63.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 55.1% |
Reasoning Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194), Qwen3.8 Max: 54.4 (#26)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 20% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 88.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 40% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1496 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 38% |
| DTBench | — | 92% |
| LMCA | — | 46.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.41 |
Math Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 73.2 (#20)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 100% |
| ProofBench | — | 58% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1499 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 61.7 (#27)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 92.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 47.3% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1507 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 37.2 (#75)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1314 |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 56.7 (#18)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1538 |
| LMArena French | — | 1503 |
| LMArena German | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1467 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1461 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1481 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1492 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 77.6 (#17)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1479 |
Long Context Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.6 (#31)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1489 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 67.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1479 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1489 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better than Qwen3.8 Max?
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2.0 Pro Preview or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?
Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.5 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2.0 Pro Preview and Qwen3.8 Max share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 Max has 39.