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Amazon Nova 2 Pro vs Gemini 3.5 Flash

Amazon against Google, compared on context, price, and verified benchmark results.

Catalog record checked September 4, 2026Individual provider fields may changeEvidence confidence: High — see receipts below

Amazon

Amazon Nova 2 Pro

Balanced

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Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Balanced

AI model capability comparison
SpecificationAmazon Nova 2 ProGemini 3.5 Flash
ProviderAmazonGoogle
TierBalancedBalanced
Context window1M1M
Max outputNot verifiedUnverified64K
Input / 1M tokensWinner: $1.25$1.50
Output / 1M tokens$10Winner: $9
WeightsClosedClosed
ParametersNot disclosedUnverifiedNot disclosedUnverified
Reasoning levelslow, medium, highlow, medium, high
Modalitiestext, image, videotext, image, video, audio, pdf
API model idamazon.nova-2-pro-preview-20251202-v1:0gemini-3.5-flash
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025May 19, 2026
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (2026-08-14)44Winner: 53

Prices are USD per million tokens at standard rates, excluding batch and caching discounts. Bold indicates the better figure where one is objectively better. Values we could not confirm from the provider are shown as “Not verified” rather than estimated.

Benchmark receipts

  • 2026-08-14: Artificial AnalysisComposite index blending reasoning, knowledge, and coding evals into one 0–100 score. Comparability: directly comparable — AA occasionally rebaselines the index scale between snapshots — a score captured on one date is only comparable to same-snapshot scores (check measuredAt).

Pricing tiers: Amazon Nova 2 Pro: Standard tier $1.25/$10.00 per MTok (cross-region global endpoint, us-east-1 offer file published 2026-09-01); single-region +10%. Flex $0.625/$5.00; batch $0.69/$5.50; Priority $2.19/$17.50. Cached input ~$0.31 (secondary source). Still preview (id amazon.nova-2-pro-preview-20251202-v1:0). · Gemini 3.5 Flash: $1.50/$9.00 per MTok (single aggregator source — verify before publishing). Multimodal input.

BalancedRecord checked September 4, 2026

Amazon Nova 2 Pro

Nova 2 Pro is Amazon's closed Bedrock flagship with a 1M-token context and multimodal input.

Best for

  • AWS-native workloads
  • Multimodal
  • Long-context

Watch out

Bedrock-only (closed) and still preview — pricing may change at GA. Older Nova siblings are sunsetting (Premier and original Sonic EOL 2026-09-14, Canvas/Reel 2026-09-30).

BalancedRecord checked September 2, 2026

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google's agent-focused Flash tier launched at Google I/O 2026.

Best for

  • Agentic workflows
  • Multimodal input
  • High-volume work

Watch out

Price is single-source; confirm on Google Cloud before relying on it.

When the cheaper one wins

Gemini 3.5 Flash is cheaper on output at $9 per million tokens against $10 for Amazon Nova 2 Pro — about 1.1×. Use the cheaper tier for classification, extraction, summarisation, and any task where the expensive model’s extra score does not change the accepted output. The expensive one only pays if your hardest task actually fails on the cheap tier. These are standard-tier API rates, excluding batch and cache discounts.

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Evidence confidence: High

How strong and complete the evidence behind this comparison is — not a prediction of which model is better.

  • Pricing verified on both sides — Input and output rates are verified for both models.
  • 3/5 core specs verified on both sides — Not published for at least one side: max output, parameter count.
  • 1 shared named benchmark with differing scores — Measured on: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
  • Verified within the last 90 days — Newest catalog check was 7 days ago.
  • Both models carry source citations — Each side has at least two catalog sources on record.

Source receipts

Each catalog figure was checked against the provider or an independent second source on the date shown.

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Common questions

Amazon Nova 2 Pro vs Gemini 3.5 Flash

Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.

Is Amazon Nova 2 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash cheaper for input?

Amazon Nova 2 Pro is cheaper at $1.25 per million input tokens, against $1.50 for Gemini 3.5 Flash — roughly 1.2× the price. Output tokens usually dominate a real bill, so weigh the output rate more heavily than the input rate. These are base rates; Amazon Nova 2 Pro has tiered pricing: Standard tier $1.25/$10.00 per MTok (cross-region global endpoint, us-east-1 offer file published 2026-09-01); single-region +10%. Flex $0.625/$5.00; batch $0.69/$5.50; Priority $2.19/$17.50. Cached input ~$0.31 (secondary source). Still preview (id amazon.nova-2-pro-preview-20251202-v1:0). Gemini 3.5 Flash has tiered pricing: $1.50/$9.00 per MTok (single aggregator source — verify before publishing). Multimodal input.

Is Amazon Nova 2 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash cheaper for output?

Gemini 3.5 Flash is cheaper at $9 per million output tokens, against $10 for Amazon Nova 2 Pro — roughly 1.1× the price. Output tokens usually dominate a real bill, so weigh the output rate more heavily than the input rate. These are base rates; Amazon Nova 2 Pro has tiered pricing: Standard tier $1.25/$10.00 per MTok (cross-region global endpoint, us-east-1 offer file published 2026-09-01); single-region +10%. Flex $0.625/$5.00; batch $0.69/$5.50; Priority $2.19/$17.50. Cached input ~$0.31 (secondary source). Still preview (id amazon.nova-2-pro-preview-20251202-v1:0). Gemini 3.5 Flash has tiered pricing: $1.50/$9.00 per MTok (single aggregator source — verify before publishing). Multimodal input.

Which has the larger context window, Amazon Nova 2 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Both accept about 1M tokens of context, so document length will not decide between them.

Do Amazon Nova 2 Pro and Gemini 3.5 Flash support the same reasoning levels?

Yes — both accept the same effort settings: "low", "medium", "high". Higher effort costs more and takes longer, so start low and raise it only where output quality actually improves.

Should I use Amazon Nova 2 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Both sit in the balanced tier, so the choice usually comes down to price and context rather than capability. Amazon Nova 2 Pro suits aws-native workloads; Gemini 3.5 Flash suits agentic workflows.

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Choosing between them

The verified figures that separate this pair, computed from the catalog rather than restated boilerplate.

  • Input price: Amazon Nova 2 Pro costs $1.25 per 1M tokens versus $1.50 for Gemini 3.5 Flash — a 1.2x difference at the headline tier.
  • Measured capability: Gemini 3.5 Flash leads Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index 53 to 44 (measured 2026-08-14).
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