Compare/Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)vsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
TTFT
Amazon

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
163 tok/s
TTFT
0.48s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Benchmarks (7-5)
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)$2.25
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
163 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
0.48s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
29.523.1
Coding Index
20.5
Math Index
30.7
GPQA Diamond
82.2%63.6%
MMLU-Pro
83.7%77.2%
LiveCodeBench
77.0%47.3%
AIME 2025
30.7%
MATH-500
98.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
15.4%4.0%
SciCode
41.6%28.1%
IFBench
52.0%
TerminalBench
16.7%
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)7 wins
5 winsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 163 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.48s).

When should I use Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) for stronger benchmark performance, and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.