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

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)vsGemini 2.5 Pro

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

Amazon

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro

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

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricNova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)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 (medium)$2.25
Gemini 2.5 Pro$2.25

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
35.734.6
Coding Index
30.431.9
Math Index
89.087.7
GPQA Diamond
78.5%84.4%
MMLU-Pro
83.0%86.2%
LiveCodeBench
73.0%80.1%
AIME 2025
89.0%87.7%
MATH-500
96.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
8.9%21.1%
SciCode
42.7%42.8%
IFBench
79.0%48.7%
TerminalBench
24.2%26.5%
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)4 wins
8 winsGemini 2.5 Pro

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) 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 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. Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) also has lower time-to-first-token (15.64s vs 21.62s).

When should I use Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) 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 (medium) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.