Alternatives to Nova 2 Lite
For spreadsheets and formulas, Nova 2 Lite scores 0 and costs $1.22 per 1,000 formulas. Here’s what beats it on price, on quality, or on privacy.
Overall 0$0.94 / 1M
71% similarOpen weightsMistral Medium 3.5Mistral AIOverall18+18
Blended / 1M$3.00+221%
Model page Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+18Coding+19Writing+35Support+40Value+11Context262K
64% similarGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogleOverall29+29
Blended / 1M$0.85−9%
Model page Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+29Coding+36Writing+50Support+46Value+29Context1M
62% similarOpen weightsNemotron 3.5 Super VLNVIDIAOverall27+27
Blended / 1M$0.24−75%
Model page Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+27Coding+26Writing+33Support+34Value+33Context1M
59% similarOpen weightsGemma 4 31B ITGoogleOverall28+28
Blended / 1M$0.25−73%
Model page Gemma 4 31B IT vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+28Coding+30Writing+50Support+51Value+34Context262K
50% similarOpen weightsMiniMax-M3MiniMaxOverall31+31
Blended / 1M$0.53−44%
Model page MiniMax-M3 vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+31Coding+45Writing+46Support+49Value+34Context1M
47% similarOpen weightsNemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55BNVIDIAOverall34+34
Blended / 1M$1.05+12%
Model page Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+34Coding+51Writing+43Support+38Value+32Context262K
39% similarGPT-6 LunaOpenAIOverall37+37
Blended / 1M$0.20−79%
Model page GPT-6 Luna vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+37Coding+48Writing+31Support+31Value+44Context1.1M
38% similarMistral Large 4Mistral AIOverall37+37
Blended / 1M$2.07+121%
Model page Mistral Large 4 vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+37Coding+55Writing+34Support+46Value+32Context1M
37% similarOpen weightsDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeekOverall53+53
Blended / 1M$1.98+112%
Model page DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Nova 2 LiteOverall+53Coding+56Writing+61Support+59Value+49Context1M
Similarity is closeness in spreadsheets and formulas score and in price. Cheaper means at least 30% less for within 5 points. Scores are provisional.
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