Compare/Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)vsGemini 2.5 Pro

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

Amazon

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
163 tok/s
TTFT
0.48s
Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
131 tok/s
TTFT
23.22s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (1-11)
Gemini 2.5 Pro

Pricing Comparison

MetricNova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)$2.25
Gemini 2.5 Pro$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
163 tok/s
Gemini 2.5 Pro
131 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)
0.48s
Gemini 2.5 Pro
23.22s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
23.134.6
Coding Index
20.531.9
Math Index
30.787.7
GPQA Diamond
63.6%84.4%
MMLU-Pro
77.2%86.2%
LiveCodeBench
47.3%80.1%
AIME 2025
30.7%87.7%
MATH-500
96.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.0%21.1%
SciCode
28.1%42.8%
IFBench
52.0%48.7%
TerminalBench
16.7%26.5%
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning)1 wins
11 winsGemini 2.5 Pro

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning). 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 163 tok/s vs 131 tok/s. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.48s vs 23.22s).

When should I use Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro?

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