Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)

Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) vs Nova 2.0 Lite (medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGemini 3.8 Flash (medium)Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)40.012.5−68.8% Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) is 68.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,100.06Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.32s28.40s+175.2% Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) is 175.2% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.75 / $3.75$0.30 / $2.50
Input modalitiesNot reportedNot reported
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