Compare/Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (low)

Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)vsNova 2.0 Lite (low)

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

Alibaba

Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$2.4/M
Speed
90 tok/s
TTFT
1.31s
Amazon

Nova 2.0 Lite (low)

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
224 tok/s
TTFT
3.55s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Lite (low)
Lower Latency
Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (7-4)
Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)Nova 2.0 Lite (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$2.4$2.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)$0.54
Nova 2.0 Lite (low)$0.55

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)
90 tok/s
Nova 2.0 Lite (low)
224 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)
1.31s
Nova 2.0 Lite (low)
3.55s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
42.124.6
Coding Index
34.913.6
Math Index
46.7
GPQA Diamond
85.8%69.8%
MMLU-Pro
78.8%
LiveCodeBench
46.9%
AIME 2025
46.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
22.2%4.2%
SciCode
39.5%33.3%
IFBench
75.6%61.2%
TerminalBench
32.6%3.8%
Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)7 wins
4 winsNova 2.0 Lite (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) or Nova 2.0 Lite (low)?

Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.82/M tokens vs $0.85/M for Nova 2.0 Lite (low).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Nova 2.0 Lite (low). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nova 2.0 Lite (low) generates tokens faster at 224 tok/s vs 90 tok/s. Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.31s vs 3.55s).

When should I use Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Nova 2.0 Lite (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.