Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen3.7 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.0 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2 Lite scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3.7 Plus in 7 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.7 Plus leads 49.3 to 34.8.
- Qwen3.7 Plus is cheaper at $0.40 / $1.60 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.0 | 45.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | 2026-06-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 64K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $1.60 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131), Qwen3.7 Plus: 36.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1386 | 1473 |
| FrontierCode | — | 10.2% |
| SciCode | — | 45.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114), Qwen3.7 Plus: 21.2 (#130)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
| OSWorld 2.0 | — | 2.8% |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120), Qwen3.7 Plus: 38.4 (#54)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | 1460 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.8% |
| CritPt | — | 9.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 24% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
| DTBench | — | 84% |
| LMCA | — | 37.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.39 |
Math Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154), Qwen3.7 Plus: 49.3 (#47)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1467 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 34.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88), Qwen3.7 Plus: 54.9 (#46)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1360 | 1467 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: —, Qwen3.7 Plus: 41.2 (#30)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1281 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1444 |
Multilingual Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148), Qwen3.7 Plus: 55.0 (#36)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | 1445 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | 1510 |
| LMArena French | 1381 | 1471 |
| LMArena German | 1343 | 1471 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1273 | 1411 |
| LMArena Korean | 1284 | 1416 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1457 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1372 | 1453 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156), Qwen3.7 Plus: 75.9 (#49)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1439 |
Long Context Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145), Qwen3.7 Plus: 44.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | 1454 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150), Qwen3.7 Plus: 64.5 (#54)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1454 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | 1439 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 1459 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.0 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.60 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is Nova 2 Lite or Qwen3.7 Plus better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 36.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1M tokens.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.7 Plus share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Plus has 32.