DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 vs Nova 2.0 Lite: Release Comparison
Comparison of the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 and Nova 2.0 Lite releases: 3 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 7 models.
- For intelligence, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 scores highest: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Reasoning, High Effort) at 25, against Nova 2.0 Lite (high) at 13 for Nova 2.0 Lite.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Reasoning, High Effort) |  DeepSeek | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 34 | $0.19 | $0.1 | $0.13 | $0.28 | $0.028 | $210 | 42k | 26k | 128M | - | - | - | - | - | 284B 13B active at inference time | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |    +4 | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | DeepSeek | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | $0.12 | $0.1 | $0.13 | $0.28 | $0.028 | $191 | 55k | 41k | 250M | - | - | - | - | - | 284B 13B active at inference time | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |  +2 | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Non-reasoning) | DeepSeek | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.0938 | $0.195 | $0.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 284B 13B active at inference time | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text | Supports: text |  | |||
| Nova 2.0 Lite (high) |  Amazon | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 164 | 14.62s | 26.78s | 29.83s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) | Amazon | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 167 | 16.76s | 28.73s | 31.73s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (low) | Amazon | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 169 | 8.33s | 20.16s | 23.12s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (Non-reasoning) | Amazon | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 154 | 1.04s | 1.04s | 4.29s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |