Compare/Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)vsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

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 (low)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
148 tok/s
TTFT
5.85s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Benchmarks (6-6)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
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 (low)$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
148 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
5.85s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
29.531.9
Coding Index
24.5
Math Index
63.3
GPQA Diamond
82.2%75.1%
MMLU-Pro
83.7%82.2%
LiveCodeBench
77.0%63.8%
AIME 2025
63.3%
MATH-500
98.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
15.4%5.2%
SciCode
41.6%38.7%
IFBench
79.6%
TerminalBench
17.4%
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)6 wins
6 winsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 6 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) generates tokens faster at 148 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 5.85s).

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

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.