Compare / Nova 2 Lite vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Nova 2 Lite vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
12 results from 3 sources that measured both models. Each row is in the source's own units; there is no overall winner.
| Benchmark | Metric | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | OverallArena rating | 1,380 | 1,472 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Business, management and financeArena rating | 1,351 | 1,477 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Creative writingArena rating | 1,269 | 1,480 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Expert promptsArena rating | 1,354 | 1,509 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Instruction followingArena rating | 1,327 | 1,479 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | OverallArena rating | 1,335 | 1,487 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Writing, literature and languageArena rating | 1,298 | 1,480 |
| UGI Leaderboardreported | Requested-length error% off the requested word count | 45.0% | 19.0% |
| UGI Leaderboardreported | Style adherencescore from 0 to 1 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| UGI Leaderboardreported | Writing scorescore out of 100 | 23.5 | 72.2 |
| Vectara Hallucination Leaderboardreported | Answer rate% of documents | 99.6% | 99.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Leaderboardreported | Hallucination rate% of summaries | 5.1% | 10.4% |
Bold green marks the better value on that metric. Where a source reports ranges that overlap, the difference may not be meaningful; see the benchmark page for ranges.