Nova 2 Pro vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Nova 2 Pro comes out ahead, 86 to 35 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
AmazonNova 2 Pro
86/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context1M
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
35/100- ECI128.5
- Price$0.70 / $2.80
- Context131K
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Nova 2 Pro is our pick
Nova 2 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 86/100 against Qwen2.5 32B Instruct (35). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 ProNova 2 Pro Free · Qwen2.5 32B Instruct $1.23 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNova 2 ProNova 2 Pro 1,000,000 · Qwen2.5 32B Instruct 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsNova 2 ProNova 2 Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: Text
- Self-hostingQwen2.5 32B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Nova 2 Pro | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 46 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 86/100 | 35/100 |
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 | Nova 2 ProAmazon | Qwen2.5 32B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 128.5 |
| ECI rank | — | #131 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 46.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 7.4% |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | Free (best) | $0.70 |
| Output | Free (best) | $2.80 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | Free (best) | $1.23 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Nova API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 64,000 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | nova-2-pro-v1 | qwen2-5-32b-instruct |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Dec 3, 2025 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Apr 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Nova 2 ProFree
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct$12.60
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nova 2 Pro or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Nova 2 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 86/100 against Qwen2.5 32B Instruct (35). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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, Nova 2 Pro or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Nova 2 Pro is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Nova API price). Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs $0.70 input / $2.80 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Nova 2 Pro is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nova 2 Pro has not been scored yet and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has an ECI of 128.5.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nova 2 Pro and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Pro has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct. Maximum output per response: Nova 2 Pro up to 64,000, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nova 2 Pro accepts text, images, PDFs and video; Qwen2.5 32B Instruct accepts text. Nova 2 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova 2 Pro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Nova 2 Pro is the newest, released Dec 3, 2025. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct came out Sep 17, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Apr 2024.
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 Oct 4, 2026.
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