Nova 2 Lite

Nova 2 Lite by Amazon excels in the Coding category, where it ranks #146 with a composite score of 61/100. Nova 2 Lite is a fast, cost-effective reasoning model for everyday workloads that can process text, images, and videos to generate text. Nova 2 Lite demonstrates standout capabilities in processing... It is particularly strong in areas highlighted by its top benchmark performance and adoption metrics, making it suitable for both individual developers and enterprise teams looking for a reliable coding solution.

Nova 2 Lite is priced at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens (USD). Contact the provider for volume discounts and enterprise pricing. Pricing is competitive within the coding category and reflects the model's quality-to-cost ratio.

In the Coding category, Nova 2 Lite holds rank #146 out of 339 models tracked. Its quality rank is #146 and adoption rank is #146. You can use our comparison tool at /compare to see detailed side-by-side metrics with specific alternatives. Key differentiators include its composite scoring across benchmarks, community sentiment, and real-world adoption rates.

Nova 2 Lite has been evaluated across 6 different signals. Its strongest areas include Capabilities (67/100), Benchmarks (58/100), Pricing (98/100). These scores are derived from industry-standard benchmarks, community ratings, and real-world performance metrics. The composite score of 61/100 reflects a weighted combination of all tracked signals.

Nova 2 Lite is a paid model, though some providers may offer trial credits or limited free tiers for evaluation. Check Amazon's website for current free tier availability and promotional offers.

Nova 2 Lite supports a 1,000K token context window (1,000,000 tokens total). That translates to roughly 750,000 words in a single prompt. This is large enough to process entire codebases, research papers, or long conversation histories in one shot.

Nova 2 Lite can generate up to 66K output tokens (65,535 tokens) per response. That is roughly 49,151 words. This is enough for generating complete code files, detailed reports, or long-form content in a single response.

Nova 2 Lite supports image understanding (vision), function/tool calling, extended reasoning/chain-of-thought, streaming responses. Function calling lets you integrate it with external APIs and tools programmatically. Vision support means it can analyze images, screenshots, and diagrams alongside text. These capabilities determine which workflows and integrations the model can handle natively.

Nova 2 Lite was developed by Amazon. It was released on December 2, 2025. You can access it through Amazon's API. Check our provider page for all models from Amazon and how they compare against each other.

Pick Nova 2 Lite when you need a solid balance of cost and capability for everyday development tasks, content generation, and standard API integrations. If your task is straightforward text completion or classification, a cheaper model might give you 90% of the quality at a fraction of the price. Run a quick benchmark on your actual use case before committing.

You can access Nova 2 Lite through Amazon's API using standard HTTP requests or their official SDK. Most providers support OpenAI-compatible endpoints, so switching between models often requires changing just the model name in your API call. Streaming is supported for real-time token-by-token output. For production use, implement proper error handling, rate limiting, and cost monitoring.