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  3. Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 is more budget-friendly at $0.24/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Gemini 2.5 Flash if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Executive Verdict Summary

Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
Gemini 2.5 FlashTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
Gemini 2.5 FlashTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0Lowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
Gemini 2.5 FlashFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Gemini 2.5 Flash (1)Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 (2)
Gemini 2.5 Flash
1 of 3 Wins
✓Context window
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0
2 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
Google
Leads 1 of 3
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Previous Google speed workhorse.

2.5 FlashElo 1,295In: $0.3 · Out: $2.5/1M
amazon
Leads 2 of 3
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (amazon/nova-lite-v1). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.06 · Out: $0.24/1M

Gemini 2.5 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Pro$10
Top Rival Showdowns for Gemini 2.5 Flash
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0 Wins

Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0

$0.24 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Gemini 2.5 Flash (7)vsAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0 (2)
Gemini 2.5 Flash: 7W (78%)Overall: Gemini 2.5 FlashAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0: 2W (22%)
← Gemini 2.5 FlashAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0 →
🏆Gemini 2.5 Flash Leads(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Gemini 2.5 FlashvsAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0
Preference Elo
1,295vs—
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
48%vs—
LiveBench
51.4%vs—
GPQA Diamond
68.2%vs—
Gemini 2.5 Flash: 4WAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0: 0W
🏆Gemini 2.5 Flash Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Gemini 2.5 FlashvsAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0
Output speed
185 tok/svs—
Time to first token
110 msvs—
Gemini 2.5 Flash: 2WAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0: 0W
🏆Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Gemini 2.5 FlashvsAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0
Output price
$2.5/1Mvs$0.24/1M+$2.26/1M
Input price
$0.3/1Mvs$0.06/1M+$0.24/1M
Context window
1Mvs300k+749k
Gemini 2.5 Flash: 1WAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Gemini 2.5 FlashAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0
Preference Elo
Gemini 2.5 Flash1,295
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0—
LiveBench
Gemini 2.5 Flash51.4%
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0—
SWE-bench
Gemini 2.5 Flash48%
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0—
GPQA Diamond
Gemini 2.5 Flash68.2%
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0—
Time to first token
Gemini 2.5 Flash110 ms
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0—
Output speed
Gemini 2.5 Flash185 tok/s
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0—
Input priceAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0 +$0.24/1M
Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.3/1M
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0$0.06/1M
Output priceAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0 +$2.26/1M
Gemini 2.5 Flash$2.5/1M
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0$0.24/1M
Context windowGemini 2.5 Flash +749k
Gemini 2.5 Flash1M
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0300k
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,295
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
51.4%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
48%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
68.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
185 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.3/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.06/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.24/1M
Output price
$2.5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.24/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$2.26/1M
Context window
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
300k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+749k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 88% with Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Gemini 2.5 Flash$48.00 / mo
In: $10.5Out: $37.5
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0$5.70 / mo
In: $2.1Out: $3.6
Estimated Cost Delta

Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 is estimated to save $42.30/month ($508/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0:Pick Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 2
    Gemini 2.5 Flash:Pick Gemini 2.5 Flash for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0

Lower output list price ($0.24/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 2.5 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatAmazon: Nova Lite 1.0Lower output list price ($0.24/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGGemini 2.5 FlashLarger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionGemini 2.5 FlashGemini 2.5 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchMar 25, 2025

Gemini 2.5 Flash: previous Google speed workhorse, still a baseline

Useful as a cheap historical compare. 3.7 Flash is the 2026 volume SKU.

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Gemini 2.5 Flash

Elo 1,295
SWE-bench48%
Speed (tok/s)185 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$2.5/1M
amazon

Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)300k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.06/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.24/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 output tokens are $0.24/1M versus $2.5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 2.5 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 300k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 2.5 Flash and Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Mar 25, 2025

    Gemini 2.5 Flash: previous Google speed workhorse, still a baseline

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