Amazon: Nova 2 Lite
Analysis Summary
Amazon's Nova 2 Lite is listed with a one-million-token context window and support for image, file, and video input, alongside tool use and function calling. No benchmark results are included for this model entry, so its reasoning, coding, instruction following, and multimodal accuracy remain unverified by the supplied data.
The breadth of input formats and large context make it a candidate for long-document intake, media analysis, and tool-connected workflows, subject to task-specific validation. Businesses should measure accuracy on their actual documents and video, as well as latency and output consistency, before relying on it for client deliverables. The context limit describes capacity, not proven long-context reliability.
Pricing is listed at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens. It merits a structured pilot where multimodal intake is useful, but should not be selected on feature coverage alone.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
Nova 2 Lite combines image, file, and video input with tools and function calling, a one-million-token context, and relatively low input pricing; benchmark results are not supplied for this entry.
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DFO Verdict
Nova 2 Lite combines image, file, and video input with tools and function calling, a one-million-token context, and relatively low input pricing; benchmark results are not supplied for this entry.
How Amazon: Nova 2 Lite compares
Its 1M-token context window is larger than 86% of the models we list. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 43% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
| Output | $2.50 | $0.002500 |
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Frequently asked questions about Amazon: Nova 2 Lite
How much does Amazon: Nova 2 Lite cost?
Amazon: Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Amazon: Nova 2 Lite?
Amazon: Nova 2 Lite has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M).
What can Amazon: Nova 2 Lite do?
Amazon: Nova 2 Lite supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Amazon: Nova 2 Lite?
Amazon: Nova 2 Lite is developed by Amazon and was released on December 2, 2025.