Compare/Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)

Gemini 3.5 Flash-LitevsNova 2.0 Omni (medium)

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

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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
600 tok/s
TTFT
9.51s
Amazon

Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Lower Latency
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)
Benchmarks (5-6)
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNova 2.0 Omni (medium)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$2.5$2.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.55
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)$0.55

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
600 tok/s
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
9.51s
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
36.520.9
Coding Index
49.3
Math Index
89.7
GPQA Diamond
83.8%76.0%
MMLU-Pro
80.9%
LiveCodeBench
66.0%
AIME 2025
89.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
17.5%6.8%
SciCode
40.9%36.2%
IFBench
66.2%
TerminalBench
4.5%
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite5 wins
6 winsNova 2.0 Omni (medium)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite generates tokens faster at 600 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 9.51s).

When should I use Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.