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Nova 2.0 Lite (medium)

Amazon · Released October 29, 2025

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Intelligence score

19

At a glance

Intelligence
19
Speed
149.2tokens/sec
Latency
20.62stime to first token
Input price
$0.30per 1M tokens
Output price
$2.50per 1M tokens
Context window
2tokens
Parameters
—

Summary

Comparison summary

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) scores 19 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 15). Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) generates output at 149.2 tokens per second (based on Amazon's API), which is above average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 99.0 t/s). Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.25) and $2.50 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.87), based on Amazon's API.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameNova 2.0 Lite (medium)
ProviderAmazon
Release dateOctober 29, 2025
Intelligence score19
Speed149.2 tokens/sec
Latency (TTFT)20.62s
Input price$0.30 / 1M tokens
Output price$2.50 / 1M tokens
Context window2 tokens
Parameters—
ReasoningYes
Input modalitiestext, image
Output modalities—
Open weightsNo
License—
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: nova-2-0-lite-reasoning-medium

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium), as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.30 and output $2.50 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.30
  2. Output$2.50

Model Intelligence legacy profile: nova-2-0-lite-reasoning-medium

FAQ · 18

Frequently asked questions

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) was released on October 29, 2025.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) was created by Amazon.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) scores 19 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 15).

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) generates output at 149.2 tokens per second (based on Amazon's API), which is above average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 99.0 t/s).

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 20.62s (based on Amazon's API), which is at the higher end compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 1.96s).

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.25) and $2.50 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.87), based on Amazon's API.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens (based on Amazon's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.52 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

Yes, Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) supports text and image input.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) supports text output.

Yes, Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.

Yes, Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) has a context window of 1.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

No, Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) is a proprietary model and Amazon has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) achieves a score of 19 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) is available via API through 1 provider.

Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) is available through 1 API provider.