Compare/Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) vs Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)

Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)vsGemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)

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

Amazon

Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)

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

Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
213 tok/s
TTFT
0.40s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)
Benchmarks (8-3)
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)

Pricing Comparison

MetricNova 2.0 Omni (medium)Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$2.5$2.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)$0.55
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)$0.55

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
213 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
0.40s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
28.020.6
Coding Index
15.117.8
Math Index
89.760.3
GPQA Diamond
76.0%68.3%
MMLU-Pro
80.9%80.9%
LiveCodeBench
66.0%49.5%
AIME 2025
89.7%60.3%
MATH-500
93.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.8%5.1%
SciCode
36.2%29.1%
IFBench
66.2%39.0%
TerminalBench
4.5%12.1%
Nova 2.0 Omni (medium)8 wins
3 winsGemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) or Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)?

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 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 213 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.40s).

When should I use Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) vs Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)?

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