Compare/Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)

Gemini 2.5 ProvsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)

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

Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
123 tok/s
TTFT
21.62s
Amazon

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
124 tok/s
TTFT
15.64s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)
Lower Latency
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)
Benchmarks (8-4)
Gemini 2.5 Pro

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 ProNova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.5 Pro$2.25
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.5 Pro
123 tok/s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)
124 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.5 Pro
21.62s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)
15.64s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
34.635.7
Coding Index
31.930.4
Math Index
87.789.0
GPQA Diamond
84.4%78.5%
MMLU-Pro
86.2%83.0%
LiveCodeBench
80.1%73.0%
AIME 2025
87.7%89.0%
MATH-500
96.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
21.1%8.9%
SciCode
42.8%42.7%
IFBench
48.7%79.0%
TerminalBench
26.5%24.2%
Gemini 2.5 Pro8 wins
4 winsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)?

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 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) generates tokens faster at 124 tok/s vs 123 tok/s. However, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) has lower time-to-first-token (15.64s vs 21.62s).

When should I use Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)?

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