Nova 2 Lite vs o3

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Nova 2 Lite and o3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Nova 2 Lite is $0.30 and o3 is $1.00 per million tokens, so Nova 2 Lite is cheaper on this metric. Nova 2 Lite is $2.50 and o3 is $4.00 per million tokens, so Nova 2 Lite is cheaper on this metric.

Nova 2 Lite has the larger sourced context window. Nova 2 Lite supports 1,000K and o3 supports 200K.

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. Nova 2 Lite is not marked open weight; o3 is not marked open weight.

Nova 2 Lite is documented with image input; o3 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

o3 has the larger sourced maximum output: Nova 2 Lite supports 66K and o3 supports 100K output tokens.

Nova 2 Lite: tool calling and image input. o3: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Nova 2 Lite has 1 sourced provider route; o3 has 2, so o3 has broader tracked availability.

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.