Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Palm 2
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2 Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nova 2 Lite leads 54.1 to 25.7.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 39.0 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 64K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131), Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1386 | 995 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | 1005 |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1360 | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1381 | — |
| LMArena German | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1284 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1372 | — |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1010 |
Long Context Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Palm 2?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2 Lite or Palm 2 better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.