Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) vs MiMo-V2-Pro vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite comes out ahead, 61 to 52 and 42 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
xAIGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)
52/100- ECI—
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- Context1M
XiaomiMiMo-V2-Pro
42/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $3.00
- Context1.05M
- Our pick
AmazonNova 2 Lite
61/100- ECI—
- Price$0.315 / $2.63
- Context1M
Nova 2 Lite is our pick
Nova 2 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) (52) and MiMo-V2-Pro (42). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceNova 2 LiteNova 2 Lite $0.892 · MiMo-V2-Pro $1.50 · Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) $1.56 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMiMo-V2-ProMiMo-V2-Pro 1,048,576 · Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) 1,000,000 · Nova 2 Lite 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNova 2 LiteGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): Text, Images, PDFs · MiMo-V2-Pro: Text · Nova 2 Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Video
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) | MiMo-V2-Pro | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 39 | 40 | 50 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 35 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 52/100 | 42/100 | 61/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)xAI | MiMo-V2-ProXiaomi | Nova 2 LiteAmazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.25 | $1.00 | $0.315 (best) |
| Output | $2.50 (best) | $3.00 | $2.63 |
| Cached input | $0.20 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.56 | $1.50 | $0.892 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official xAI API | Median of 1 providers | Median of 6 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) | 65,536 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning | — | nova-2-lite-v1 |
| API providers | 13 (best) | 2 | 8 |
| Released | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Dec 2024 | Oct 2025 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)$17.50
- MiMo-V2-Pro$16.00
- Nova 2 Lite$8.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning), MiMo-V2-Pro or Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) (52) and MiMo-V2-Pro (42). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning), MiMo-V2-Pro or Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.315 input / $2.63 output per million tokens (median across 6 API providers; free on Nova). MiMo-V2-Pro costs $1.00 input / $3.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) costs $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.892 per million tokens for Nova 2 Lite versus $1.50 for MiMo-V2-Pro (1.7× as much) and $1.56 for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) (1.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) has not been scored yet, MiMo-V2-Pro has not been scored yet and Nova 2 Lite has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning), MiMo-V2-Pro and Nova 2 Lite yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2-Pro has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) and 1,000,000 for Nova 2 Lite. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) up to 30,000, MiMo-V2-Pro up to 131,072, Nova 2 Lite up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) accepts text, images and PDFs; MiMo-V2-Pro accepts text; Nova 2 Lite accepts text, images, PDFs and video. Nova 2 Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning), MiMo-V2-Pro and Nova 2 Lite are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
MiMo-V2-Pro is the newest, released Mar 18, 2026. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) came out Mar 9, 2026; Nova 2 Lite came out Dec 2, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: MiMo-V2-Pro Dec 2024, Nova 2 Lite Oct 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
