Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning)

by Amazon

Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) is a reasoning model from Amazon, released on December 2, 2025. It has a 1M-token context window and can generate up to 66K output tokens. API pricing is $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens. It ranks #102 of 220 models by Intelligence Score with a score of 25.4.

Amazon Nova 2 Lite is a low-latency, cost-effective multimodal reasoning model for everyday workloads. It processes text, images, and video to generate text output, with hybrid reasoning controls that let developers toggle extended thinking on or off and adjust depth (low, medium, high) to balance accuracy, speed, and cost. It supports up to 1M tokens of context and matches or exceeds Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 Mini, and Gemini 2.5 Flash on most standard benchmarks.

Key specs

ProviderAmazon
Release date2025-12-02
Licenseproprietary
Context window1M tokens
Max output66K tokens
Input price$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output price$2.5 / 1M tokens
Intelligence Score25.4
Coding index12.6

Quick answers

What is the context window of Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning)?

Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) has a context window of 1M tokens, with a maximum output of 66K tokens per response.

How much does Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) cost?

Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) costs $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens through the API.

Is Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) open source?

No. Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) is a proprietary model from Amazon (proprietary license).

When was Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) released?

Amazon released Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) on December 2, 2025.

How does Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) compare to Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning)?

Nova 2 Lite (Reasoning) scores 25.4 on the Intelligence Score versus 60.5 for Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning), the current #1. Input pricing is $0.3 vs $4 per 1M tokens.

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