Nova 2 Pro vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Nova 2 Pro and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 are closely matched at 30.8 and 28.0 on the LLM Stats Score.
Amazon · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nova 2 Pro and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 30.8 and 28.0.
In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nova 2 Pro wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Nova 2 Pro
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 6 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025
Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
18 reported for Nova 2 Pro · 25 for Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Nova 2 Pro outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, Tau2 Airline, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU-Pro).
Nova 2 Pro shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Nova 2 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 does not.
Nova 2 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Nova 2 Pro
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nova 2 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Nova 2 Pro was released on 2025-12-02, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25.
Nova 2 Pro is 4 months newer than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.
Dec 2, 2025
10 months ago
4mo newerJul 25, 2025
1.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nova 2 Pro and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nova 2 Pro vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.