Compare / Nova 2 Lite vs GPT-5 Nano
Nova 2 Lite vs GPT-5 Nano
16 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 | GPT-5 Nano |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Business, management and financeArena rating | 1,351 | 1,339 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Creative writingArena rating | 1,269 | 1,247 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Expert promptsArena rating | 1,354 | 1,354 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Instruction followingArena rating | 1,327 | 1,327 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | OverallArena rating | 1,335 | 1,338 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Writing, literature and languageArena rating | 1,298 | 1,289 |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Irrelevance detection% correct | 82.1% | 89.1% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Memory% correct | 2.4% | 24.7% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Multi-turn tasks% correct | 2.1% | 34.5% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Overall accuracy% correct | 27.1% | 51.5% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Relevance detection% correct | 75.0% | 93.8% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Single-turn calls (curated)% correct | 87.0% | 80.8% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Single-turn calls (user-contributed)% correct | 80.8% | 70.7% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Web search% correct | 5.0% | 72.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Leaderboardreported | Answer rate% of documents | 99.6% | 100.0% |
| Vectara Hallucination Leaderboardreported | Hallucination rate% of summaries | 5.1% | 10.5% |
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.