Gemma 4 E2B vs Nova 2.0 Lite: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemma 4 E2B and Nova 2.0 Lite releases: 2 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, Nova 2.0 Lite scores highest: Nova 2.0 Lite (High) at 13, against Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) at 8 for Gemma 4 E2B.
| Nova 2.0 Lite (high) | Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) | Nova 2.0 Lite (low) | Nova 2.0 Lite (non-reasoning) | Gemma 4 E2B | Gemma 4 E2B (non-reasoning) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 13* | 12* | 12* | 9* | 8* | 6* |
| Finance & Accounting | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Strategy & Ops | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Legal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Healthcare & Medical | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cost per TaskUSD | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Output SpeedTokens/s | 188 | 188 | 178 | 174 | -- | -- |
| Time to First Tokens | 17.58 | 18.07 | 10.40 | 1.06 | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 1M | 1M | 1M | 1M | 128k | 128k |
| Creator |  Amazon | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon |  Google | Google |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Open | Open |
| Input Modality | Supports: text and image | Supports: text and image | Supports: text and image | Supports: text and image | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text, image, speech, and video |
| Output Modality | Supports: text | Supports: text | Supports: text | Supports: text | Supports: text and image | Supports: text and image |
| Providers | | | | | -- | -- |
* Estimated
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