Model Comparison

Nova Micro vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

7 benchmarks

Nova Micro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (ARC-C, BBH), while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU).

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Micro specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Nova Micro specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Nova Micro

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Nova Micro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Nova Micro is 2 months newer than Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.

Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.5 years ago

2mo newer

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Nova Micro

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Amazon

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)

Higher ARC-C score (90.2% vs 67.3%)

Higher BBH score (79.5% vs 78.2%)

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Higher GPQA score (45.5% vs 40.0%)

Higher GSM8k score (94.8% vs 92.3%)

Higher HumanEval score (83.5% vs 81.1%)

Higher MATH score (80.0% vs 69.3%)

Higher MMLU score (79.7% vs 77.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Nova Micro	Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Nova Micro vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.

Which is better, Nova Micro or Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Nova Micro is made by Amazon and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Nova Micro compare to Qwen2.5 14B Instruct in benchmarks?

Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%. Qwen2.5 14B Instruct scores GSM8k: 94.8%, HumanEval: 83.5%, MBPP: 82.0%, MATH: 80.0%, MMLU-Redux: 80.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Nova Micro and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

Nova Micro supports 128K tokens and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Nova Micro and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nova Micro and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

Nova Micro is developed by Amazon and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.