Compare/GPT-4o (Nov '24) vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

GPT-4o (Nov '24)vsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

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

OpenAI

GPT-4o (Nov '24)

Input
$2.5/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
110 tok/s
TTFT
0.58s
Amazon

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
139 tok/s
TTFT
0.46s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (2-10)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

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

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-4o (Nov '24)
110 tok/s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
139 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-4o (Nov '24)
0.58s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
0.46s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
17.323.1
Coding Index
16.720.5
Math Index
6.030.7
GPQA Diamond
54.3%63.6%
MMLU-Pro
74.8%77.2%
LiveCodeBench
30.9%47.3%
AIME 2025
6.0%30.7%
MATH-500
75.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.3%4.0%
SciCode
33.3%28.1%
IFBench
34.3%52.0%
TerminalBench
8.3%16.7%
GPT-4o (Nov '24)2 wins
10 winsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-4o (Nov '24) or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for GPT-4o (Nov '24). 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 139 tok/s vs 110 tok/s. However, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.46s vs 0.58s).

When should I use GPT-4o (Nov '24) vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)?

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