Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen Turbo
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 9.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova 2 Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Nova 2 Lite leads 34.8 to 14.5.
- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.0 | 26.8 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 64K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1386 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | — |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154), Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1359 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.8% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1360 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | — |
| LMArena French | 1381 | — |
| LMArena German | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1284 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1372 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Qwen Turbo?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 9.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova 2 Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1M tokens.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Qwen Turbo share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.