Nova 2.0 Lite
Nova 2.0 LiteRankingat medium effort?
Alternatives?
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GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen×3.3-72%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4GPT-6 Lunalow+72%-76%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunalow+68%-47%$0.01MiMo v2.5thinkingOpen+75%-79%$0.019No PDF inputClaude Haiku 5.5low×2.4-76%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5 Minihigh+34%-19%$0.053Context: 1M → 400KMiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen×3.7-36%$0.13No PDF input+4DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×3.6-38%$0.26No PDF input+5GLM 5.3maxOpen×3.6+153%$2.01No image input+5
Step 5 PreviewthinkingOpen×3.5+68%$1.03No PDF input+3
Kimi K3maxOpen×3.5+606%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3Nova 2.0 Pro Previewmedium+13%——Context: 1M → 256KNova 2.0 Omnimedium+9%—$0.30 / $2.50Nova Premiernon-thinking-27%—$2.50 / $12.50Nova 2 Liteunstatedn/a—$0.30 / $2.50Nova Pron/a—$0.80 / $3.20Context: 1M → 300KNova Liten/a—$0.06 / $0.24Context: 1M → 300KNova Micron/a—$0.035 / $0.14Context: 1M → 128K+2Nova Lite 1.0n/a—$0.06 / $0.24Context: 1M → 300KAll Amazon models →Benchmarks
all categoriesFAQ
How much does Nova 2.0 Lite cost?›
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: AWS Bedrock).
Is Nova 2.0 Lite free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.30 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Nova 2.0 Lite, and what is it best at?›
#202 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #99 of 239 in Coding, #122 of 175 in Agents & Tool Use, #56 of 245 in Writing & Language, #89 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Instructions.
Is Nova 2.0 Lite better than Apriel v1.6 15B Thinker?›
On AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2, Nova 2.0 Lite scores 13.4 vs 13.4 — about the same.
How can I use Nova 2.0 Lite?›
Through the API of AWS Bedrock.
What is the context window of Nova 2.0 Lite?›
1M tokens.
When was Nova 2.0 Lite released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-10-29. It is the current version in its line.
Is Nova 2.0 Lite open source?›
No, Nova 2.0 Lite is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is MiMo v2.6 Pro.
Can Nova 2.0 Lite read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files, video as input.
What is Nova 2.0 Lite?›
Nova 2.0 Lite is a closed language model from Amazon, released Oct 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Nova 2.0 Lite?›
MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better).