Amazon Nova 2 Lite

Amazon Nova 2 Lite is a reasoning model from Amazon for everyday workloads, available through Amazon Bedrock since December 2, 2025. It accepts text, images, video and documents in a 1M-token context, and its extended thinking is off by default with three selectable levels.

By Amazon (AWS)Released December 2, 2025Data checked October 10, 2026

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Specifications

Context window: 1Mabout 750,000 words, or 1,500 pages
Max output: 64Ktokens per response
Input price: —no list price confirmed
Output price: —
Cached input: Not published
Weights: ClosedProprietary
Parameters: Undisclosed
Input types: Text, Images, Video, PDF
Output types: Text
Reasoning mode: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Released: Dec 2, 2025Current

Prices not verified: the Nova rate tables on AWS's Bedrock pricing page did not load during verification. OpenRouter lists $0.30 input and $2.50 output per 1M tokens for this model via Amazon Bedrock.

What it costs in practice

Workload	Monthly cost at list price
Support chatbot30,000 conversations a month, 2,000 input and 400 output tokens each	No list price
Document summaries2,000 documents a month, 12,000 input and 800 output tokens each	No list price
Coding agent1,000 tasks a month, 60,000 input and 6,000 output tokens each	No list price

Standard rates, no caching or batch discounts. Run your own numbers.

Strengths

1M-token context window and up to 65,536 output tokens
Built-in web grounding and code interpreter tools
Can be customized on Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker AI

Trade-offs to weigh

Extended thinking is off unless enabled per request
Offered mainly through Amazon Bedrock rather than a standalone API

Where it fits

Amazon (AWS) positions Amazon Nova 2 Lite for:

high volumemultimodalagentsenterprise

Where you can use it

API
Amazon Bedrock
OpenRouter

Alternatives to consider

Model	Tier	Context	Input / output per 1M
Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic	Efficient	1M	$0.10 / $0.50	Compare
GPT-6 LunaOpenAI	Efficient	1.05M	$0.10 / $0.50	Compare
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGoogle	Efficient	1M	$0.30 / $2.50	Compare
Gemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGoogle	Efficient	1M	$0.25 / $1.50	Compare

Frequently asked questions

How much does Amazon Nova 2 Lite cost?

We couldn't confirm a published per-token list price for Amazon Nova 2 Lite on October 10, 2026. Prices not verified: the Nova rate tables on AWS's Bedrock pricing page did not load during verification. OpenRouter lists $0.30 input and $2.50 output per 1M tokens for this model via Amazon Bedrock. Check the provider's pricing page for current rates.

What is the context window of Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

Amazon Nova 2 Lite accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens of context (about 750,000 words, or 1,500 pages), and it can write up to 64K tokens in a single response. Long prompts cost more and can be slower, so most apps send only what the task needs.

Is Amazon Nova 2 Lite open source?

No. Amazon Nova 2 Lite is a proprietary model from Amazon (AWS); its weights aren't published. You can use it through the Amazon (AWS) API and through Amazon Bedrock, OpenRouter.

What is Amazon Nova 2 Lite best for?

Amazon (AWS) positions Amazon Nova 2 Lite for high volume, multimodal, agents, enterprise. It accepts text, images, video, pdf as input, has a reasoning (thinking) mode and supports tool calling. Test it on a sample of your own tasks before you choose it for production.

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