Compare/GPT-4o (Aug '24) vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

GPT-4o (Aug '24)vsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

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

OpenAI

GPT-4o (Aug '24)

Input
$2.5/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
84 tok/s
TTFT
0.68s
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
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
Lower Latency
GPT-4o (Aug '24)
Benchmarks (1-11)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-4o (Aug '24)Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$2.5$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GPT-4o (Aug '24)$3.50
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-4o (Aug '24)
84 tok/s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
148 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-4o (Aug '24)
0.68s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
5.85s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.631.9
Coding Index
16.624.5
Math Index
63.3
GPQA Diamond
52.1%75.1%
MMLU-Pro
82.2%
LiveCodeBench
31.7%63.8%
AIME 2025
63.3%
MATH-500
79.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
2.9%5.2%
SciCode
33.1%38.7%
IFBench
36.0%79.6%
TerminalBench
8.3%17.4%
GPT-4o (Aug '24)1 wins
11 winsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-4o (Aug '24) or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $3.44/M tokens vs $4.38/M for GPT-4o (Aug '24).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for GPT-4o (Aug '24). 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 84 tok/s. GPT-4o (Aug '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.68s vs 5.85s).

When should I use GPT-4o (Aug '24) vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) for lower cost, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) for stronger benchmark performance, and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.