Nova Pro vs Nova Lite
Amazon vs Amazon · Prices checked 12 August 2026
Nova Lite is the cheaper of the two by a wide margin: $0.114 per million tokens blended against $1.52, roughly 13.3× less. A single 100K-input, 10K-output job costs $0.0084 on Nova Lite against $0.112 on Nova Pro.
Nova Pro leads on 3 of the 3 benchmarks both models report. The widest gap is on LMArena Elo, where Nova Pro leads by 85 points. Both offer the same 300,000-token context window.
Pricing and capacity
| Metric | Nova Pro | Nova Lite | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.800 | $0.060 | 13.3× |
| Output / 1M tokens | $3.20 | $0.240 | 13.3× |
| Blended · 70/30calculated | $1.52 | $0.114 | 13.3× |
| Blended · 50/50calculated | $2.00 | $0.150 | 13.3× |
| Blended · 80/20calculated | $1.28 | $0.096 | 13.3× |
| Blended · 20/80calculated | $2.72 | $0.204 | 13.3× |
| Job cost · 100K + 10Kcalculated | $0.112 | $0.0084 | 13.3× |
| Job cost · 1M + 100Kcalculated | $1.12 | $0.084 | 13.3× |
| Context window | 300,000 | 300,000 | level |
Input and output rates are as published by each provider. Blended and job-cost rows are calculated comparison metrics, not published prices — how they are derived.
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nova Pro | Nova Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 86% | 75% | Nova Pro |
| HumanEval | 89% | 80% | Nova Pro |
| LMArena Elo | 1255 Elo | 1170 Elo | Nova Pro |
Only suites both models report are listed, so a missing score is never shown as a loss. Figures are provider-published or from public leaderboards and are not independently re-run.
What each model is for
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Nova Pro or Nova Lite?
Nova Lite is the cheaper of the two by a wide margin: $0.114 per million tokens blended against $1.52, roughly 13.3× less. A single 100K-input, 10K-output job costs $0.0084 on Nova Lite against $0.112 on Nova Pro. Blended cost weights input at 70% and output at 30%; price your own token split for an exact answer, since the cheaper model on a blended basis is not always cheaper for your workload.
Which performs better, Nova Pro or Nova Lite?
Nova Pro leads on 3 of the 3 benchmarks both models report. The widest gap is on LMArena Elo, where Nova Pro leads by 85 points. These are the figures each provider or public leaderboard publishes, not results we re-run, and a benchmark average can hide the specific behaviour your workload depends on.
Which has the larger context window, Nova Pro or Nova Lite?
Both offer the same 300,000-token context window. The context window caps everything in a single request: prompt, retrieved documents, conversation history and the model’s own output all share it.
Can I compare Nova Pro and Nova Lite on my own numbers?
Yes. Open both in the side-by-side comparison tool to see every field at once, or use the token calculator to price your actual prompt and monthly request volume against each model. Both are free and need no sign-up.
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Prices and scores are recomputed on every deploy from the catalogue. Prices checked 12 August 2026.