Nova Lite Nano on HumanEval: score, rank and what it means
Nova Lite Nano scores 60.1 on HumanEval, placing it #504 of 600 models in the index. The benchmark average is 74.0 and the leader is GPT-5.2 Pro at 96.8.
Score distribution
The chart shows the top 10 models on HumanEval, with Nova Lite Nano highlighted. Longer bars mean higher scores.
Top 10 leaderboard
| # | Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.2 Pro | OpenAI | 2000000 | $21.32 | 89.6 |
| 2 | Gemini 3 Pro Pro | Google DeepMind | 200000 | $19.80 | 87.3 |
| 3 | o4 Max | OpenAI | 2000000 | $19.51 | 86.2 |
| 4 | Grok 4 Reasoning | xAI | 2000000 | $19.67 | 87.8 |
| 5 | Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | 400000 | $19.42 | 87.7 |
| 6 | GPT-5.2 Max | OpenAI | 1000000 | $21.39 | 89.2 |
| 7 | Claude Opus 4.5 Pro | Anthropic | 200000 | $20.98 | 89.1 |
| 8 | Grok 4 Max | xAI | 2000000 | $19.70 | 86.6 |
| 9 | GPT-5.2 Turbo | OpenAI | 1000000 | $20.73 | 87.4 |
| 10 | GPT-5.1 Reasoning | OpenAI | 400000 | $20.27 | 88.3 |
What this score means
On HumanEval, Nova Lite Nano sits at #504 of 600. The leader, GPT-5.2 Pro, scores 96.8, so the gap to the top is 36.7 points. The median model in this index scores 77.4, which puts Nova Lite Nano below the midpoint.
Amazon models average 77.5 on this benchmark. Nova Lite Nano is 17.4 points below that provider line, so it is a weaker result than the average Amazon model.
Among mid-range models, the average is 71.5. Nova Lite Nano is 11.4 points below that group. This is the more useful comparison if you are shortlisting within the same tier rather than across the whole index.
Read a 60.1 as a relative signal, not an absolute guarantee. Benchmark scores depend on prompt format, evaluation harness and contamination controls. Use this page to narrow the shortlist, then test the model on your own data.
Price context
At $3.29 per million input tokens, Nova Lite Nano is below the median input price of $4.00 across the 600 models scored on HumanEval. The models immediately around it in the ranking are shown below so you can compare score and price together.
| Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 Cerebras 7B | Cerebras | 32768 | $0.95 | 56.5 |
| Llama 3 DeepInfra 8B | DeepInfra | 8192 | $1.05 | 57.4 |
| Llama 3 Novita 7B | Novita AI | 8192 | $0.92 | 56.3 |
| MiniMax-Text 7B | MiniMax | 16384 | $1.10 | 57.7 |
| Nova Lite Nano | Amazon | 8192 | $3.29 | 59.5 |
| Yi-Large 7B | 01.AI | 4096 | $0.83 | 55.0 |
| Seed-OSS 7B | ByteDance | 8192 | $0.85 | 55.5 |
Other benchmarks for Nova Lite Nano
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Percentile | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 66.4 | 433 | 28th | |
| GPQA Diamond | 57.0 | 441 | 27th | |
| SWE-bench Verified | 47.8 | 439 | 27th | |
| MATH-500 | 60.5 | 454 | 24th | |
| AIME 2025 | 48.1 | 469 | 22th | |
| LiveCodeBench | 49.8 | 450 | 25th | |
| IFEval | 67.6 | 493 | 18th | |
| TruthfulQA | 66.5 | 437 | 27th | |
| HellaSwag | 75.1 | 439 | 27th | |
| MMMU | 56.0 | 489 | 19th | |
| Arena Elo | 1274.7 | 453 | 25th |
FAQ
What score does Nova Lite Nano get on HumanEval?
Nova Lite Nano scores 60.1 on HumanEval in this index. The benchmark average is 74.0 and the top score is 96.8.
How does Nova Lite Nano rank on HumanEval?
It ranks #504 of 600 models, in the 16th percentile. The leader is GPT-5.2 Pro at 96.8.
Is Nova Lite Nano good at HumanEval?
It is below the median for this benchmark, so test it carefully before relying on it for this capability. The result should be read alongside its price and context window.
How is the HumanEval score calculated?
HumanEval is a coding benchmark. Scores in this index are modelled estimates on a 0–100 scale (or Elo for Arena), derived from capability tier and benchmark difficulty. They are not official leaderboard results.
What does Nova Lite Nano cost?
Nova Lite Nano costs $3.29 per million input tokens and $14.03 per million output tokens.