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# Nova 2 Lite

> Nova 2 Lite by Amazon, released December 2025. Ranked #161 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 39.7. API: $0.30 in / $2.50 out per M tokens. 1M context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/nova-2-lite
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Nova 2 Lite Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Nova 2 Lite by Amazon ranks 161st of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 39.7. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 94th. API pricing starts at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #161 of 354
- **Index score:** 39.7
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 19 results
- **Provider:** [Amazon](https://noometry.com/providers/amazon)
- **Released:** December 1, 2025
- **Weights:** Proprietary
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 1M
- **Max output:** 64K
- **Input price:** $0.30 / M
- **Output price:** $2.50 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.85 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #99 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** October 2025
- **Input:** text, image, video, pdf

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Nova 2 Lite category scores

1.  Coding 40.7
2.  Agentic & Tool Use 24.1
3.  Reasoning 27.5
4.  Math 37.5
5.  Knowledge 43.0
6.  Multilingual 47.1
7.  Instruction Following 70.5
8.  Long Context 40.6
9.  Writing & Preference 53.9
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Nova 2 Lite category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 40.7 | #134 | 1 |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 24.1 | #121 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 27.5 | #118 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 37.5 | #156 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 43.0 | #94 | 2 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 47.1 | #153 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 70.5 | #161 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 40.6 | #150 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 53.9 | #154 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Nova 2 Lite places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Nova 2 Lite: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 43.0 | +5.7 | #94 of 314, top 30% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 27.5 | +3.9 | #118 of 350, top 34% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 40.7 | +2.0 | #134 of 340, top 40% |

### Weakest categories

Nova 2 Lite: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 24.1 | −6.2 | #121 of 154, top 79% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 70.5 | −0.8 | #161 of 305, top 53% |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 47.1 | −0.3 | #153 of 297, top 52% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Nova 2 Lite. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Nova 2 Lite
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grok 3](https://noometry.com/models/grok-3) | #157 | 39.9 | — | 42 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-3-vs-nova-2-lite) |
| [GLM-4.5V](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-5v) | #158 | 39.8 | $0.90 | 34 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5v-vs-nova-2-lite) |
| [QwQ-32B](https://noometry.com/models/qwq-32b) | #159 | 39.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/nova-2-lite-vs-qwq-32b) |
| [Step 1o Turbo 202506](https://noometry.com/models/step-1o-turbo-202506) | #160 | 39.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/nova-2-lite-vs-step-1o-turbo-202506) |
| [DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v3-2-speciale) | #162 | 39.7 | $0.85 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-2-speciale-vs-nova-2-lite) |
| [Hunyuan Turbo 0110](https://noometry.com/models/hunyuan-turbo) | #163 | 39.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/hunyuan-turbo-vs-nova-2-lite) |
| [Claude 3.7 Sonnet](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-7-sonnet) | #164 | 39.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-7-sonnet-vs-nova-2-lite) |
| [Claude Haiku 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-haiku-4-5) | #165 | 39.5 | $2 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-haiku-4-5-vs-nova-2-lite) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Nova 2 Lite Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1385 | #145 of 294, top 50% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Agentic & Tool Use

Nova 2 Lite Agentic & Tool Use benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bfcl) | 27.1% | #40 of 49, top 82% | fc | [Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard](https://gorilla.cs.berkeley.edu/leaderboard.html) |  |

### Reasoning

Nova 2 Lite Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1364 | #152 of 297, top 52% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Nova 2 Lite Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1359 | #158 of 285, top 56% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Nova 2 Lite Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vectara Hallucination Rate](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/vectara-hallucination) (lower is better) | 5.1% | #10 of 96, top 11% |  | [Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard](https://github.com/vectara/hallucination-leaderboard) |  |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1358 | #150 of 273, top 55% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Nova 2 Lite Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1337 | #153 of 297, top 52% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1364 | #159 of 285, top 56% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1381 | #131 of 223, top 59% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1343 | #134 of 231, top 59% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1271 | #133 of 211, top 64% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1284 | #136 of 213, top 64% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1343 | #150 of 283, top 54% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1373 | #130 of 226, top 58% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Nova 2 Lite Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1335 | #154 of 298, top 52% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Nova 2 Lite Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1335 | #159 of 291, top 55% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Nova 2 Lite Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1362 | #149 of 297, top 51% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1291 | #174 of 295, top 59% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1338 | #166 of 295, top 57% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## API pricing by provider

Nova 2 Lite API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [bedrock](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/models-supported.html) | $0.33 | $2.75 | $0.0825 | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/amazon/nova-2-lite-v1) | $0.30 | $2.50 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All Amazon API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/amazon) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Nova 2 Lite

-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Step 1o Turbo 202506](https://noometry.com/compare/nova-2-lite-vs-step-1o-turbo-202506)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-2-speciale-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs QwQ-32B](https://noometry.com/compare/nova-2-lite-vs-qwq-32b)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Hunyuan Turbo 0110](https://noometry.com/compare/hunyuan-turbo-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs GLM-4.5V](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5v-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Claude 3.7 Sonnet](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-7-sonnet-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/nova-2-lite-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-nova-2-lite)
-   [Nova 2 Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-nova-2-lite)

## Other Amazon models

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-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-11-10)43.0
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-12-10)42.9
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-26-01-10)42.8
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 20](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-20)42.1
-   [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-09)41.9
-   [Nova Premier 1.0](https://noometry.com/models/nova-premier-1-0)38.3
-   [Nova 2.0 Pro Preview](https://noometry.com/models/nova-2-0-pro-preview)33.4

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Nova 2 Lite?

Nova 2 Lite by Amazon ranks 161st of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 39.7. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 94th. API pricing starts at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

### How much does Nova 2 Lite cost?

Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens on openrouter.

### What is Nova 2 Lite's context window?

Nova 2 Lite accepts up to 1M tokens of input and can write up to 64K tokens in one response.

### Is Nova 2 Lite open source?

No. Nova 2 Lite is proprietary and available only through Amazon's API and partner platforms.

### What are Nova 2 Lite's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Nova 2 Lite places best in knowledge, reasoning, coding and lowest in agentic & tool use, instruction following, multilingual.

### What is Nova 2 Lite best at?

Its best category is knowledge, where it ranks 94th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Nova 2 Lite benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/nova-2-lite

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