Nova 2 Lite
Efficient
Nova 2 Lite is a compact variant, chosen for high throughput and low cost rather than absolute capability. Available via Amazon. 1,000,000-token context. Efficient pricing.
Nova 2 Lite is a efficient AI model from Amazon. It costs $0.300 per million input tokens and $2.500 per million output tokens (blended $0.960/M), with a 1,000,000-token context window.
INPUT
$0.300/M
per million input tokens
OUTPUT
$2.500/M
per million output tokens
CONTEXT
1,000,000
tokens
What it is good at
- Sub-second latency
- Affordable at scale
- Good for routing & classification
Typical use cases
- Routing & classification
- Bulk summarisation
- Realtime chat UX
Benchmarks
No published benchmark scores tracked for this model yet. Frontier and reasoning models from major providers have scores; smaller models and inference-host variants typically inherit the underlying open-weights score.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Nova 2 Lite cost?
Nova 2 Lite costs $0.300 per million input tokens and $2.500 per million output tokens, for a blended reference rate of $0.960 per million tokens.
What is Nova 2 Lite's context window?
Nova 2 Lite supports up to 1,000,000 tokens of context in a single request.
What is Nova 2 Lite best for?
Nova 2 Lite is well suited to Sub-second latency, Affordable at scale and Good for routing & classification.
Who makes Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is developed and served by Amazon.