AmazonNova 2 Lite

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Nova 2 Lite is Amazon's cost-efficient multimodal model for automation, document processing, and customer support.

Token context
1,000K tokens
Inputs
Text, Image, Video, Document
Outputs
Text
Released
Dec 2, 2025

Benchmark Market Position

Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency

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Cost

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Efficiency

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Providers & Pricing

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ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MCache read / 1MCache write / 1MObservedEvidence
$0.30$2.50——Aug 29, 2026Provider-reported
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboardv4-ede5081a24bc27.10percent——Amazon-Nova-2-Lite-v1:0 (FC)unknownRecomputedwinner eligibleThird-party benchmark
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-10-15-a64ca3b12b6e1,361.83rating—12,413nova-2-lite; 95% CI [1355.81915120, 1367.83207069]; votes 12413; rank 195unknownOriginal sourcewinner eligibleThird-party benchmark

At a Glance

Model Facts

Identity

Status
active
Developer ID
amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Released
Dec 2, 2025
Version
Nova 2 Lite
License
Unknown

Capacity

Token context
1,000K tokens
Maximum output
66K tokens
Total parameters
Unknown
Active parameters
Unknown
Knowledge cutoff
Oct 1, 2025

Interface and Access

Inputs
Text, Image, Video, Document
Outputs
Text
API available
Yes
Open weights
No
Self-hostable
No
Reasoning
No
Vision
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Capabilities
chat, generation, prompt-caching, tools, vision

This page represents one developer model product. Dated API snapshots, serving endpoints, pricing, regions, quantizations, and service tiers attach as versioned aliases or provider details and never create duplicate public model records.

Version Lineage

PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorsUnknown
Aliasesamazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0, global.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0, nova-2-lite

Explicit Unknowns

  • Architecture
  • Tokenizer

Primary Evidence

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Questions

Nova 2 Lite FAQs

What is Nova 2 Lite?+

Nova 2 Lite is Amazon's cost-efficient multimodal model for automation, document processing, and customer support. It is developed by Amazon and its current sourced lifecycle status is active.

What inputs and outputs does Nova 2 Lite support?+

Nova 2 Lite's current record lists Text, Image, Video, and Document as input and Text as output.

How much context does Nova 2 Lite support?+

The current record lists a 1,000K-token context window and a maximum output of 66K tokens.

Is Nova 2 Lite available through an API?+

Nova 2 Lite is marked as API-available. The directly sourced provider records currently include Amazon Bedrock.

How much does Nova 2 Lite cost through an API?+

The lowest directly sourced prices currently attached to Nova 2 Lite are $0.30 per million input tokens through Amazon Bedrock and $2.50 per million output tokens through Amazon Bedrock. Prices are provider-specific and should be checked against each cited observation date.

What capabilities and tasks does Nova 2 Lite support?+

Nova 2 Lite's recorded capabilities are chat, generation, prompt-caching, tools, and vision. Its supported tasks are automation, document-question-answering, image, text, and video.

Can Nova 2 Lite be self-hosted?+

Nova 2 Lite is not marked as an open-weight model. Self-hosting is marked as unsupported, with no license recorded.

Does Nova 2 Lite have related versions or aliases?+

No predecessor is recorded. No successor is recorded. Recorded aliases are amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0, global.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0, and nova-2-lite.

Which models can Nova 2 Lite be compared with?+

The current compatible peer set includes GLM 5.3 Flash, Molmo2 8B, Antigravity Agent, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Compatibility requires shared sourced modalities and tasks; it does not imply that one model is better. Browse model comparisons →

How current is the Model Markets record for Nova 2 Lite?+

Nova 2 Lite was last verified Aug 29, 2026 from Amazon's primary source, “Nova 2 Lite | Amazon Bedrock.” The evidence is classified as official fact.

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