Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Nova Lite Comparison

Comparing Gemini 1.5 Flash and Nova Lite across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMMU), while Nova Lite is better at 3 benchmarks (GSM8k, HumanEval, MMLU).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Lite costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.15/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.60/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 1.5 Flash is more expensive than Nova Lite.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 1.5 Flash

Input tokens$0.15

Output tokens$0.60

Best providerGoogle

Nova Lite

Input tokens$0.06

Output tokens$0.24

Best providerAWS Bedrock

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Nova Lite's 300,000 tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash can generate longer responses up to 8,192 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

Gemini 1.5 Flash

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

Nova Lite

Input300,000 tokens

Output2,048 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 1.5 Flash and Nova Lite support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 1.5 Flash

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Nova Lite

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Gemini 1.5 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash was released on 2024-05-01, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

Nova Lite is 7 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash.

Gemini 1.5 Flash

May 1, 2024

1.9 years ago

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.3 years ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Nova Lite's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nova Lite's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Flash

Nov 2023

Nova Lite

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Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Flash is available from Google. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.