Amazon: Nova 2 Lite
Analysis Summary
Amazon's Nova 2 Lite is a multimodal model accepting text, images, files, and video, with a 1,000,000-token context window plus tool use and function calling. That combination is well suited to large document collections, media-aware intake, and workflows that need one model to coordinate different input types. No benchmark results are supplied for this variant, however, leaving reasoning and execution reliability unverified.
Businesses can consider it for document review, media classification, research intake, and supervised agent prototypes. The context capacity is a major operational advantage, but teams should test retrieval quality, multimodal consistency, and tool-call accuracy on representative client data. Pricing is moderate on input and higher on output, so long-context analysis may be more suitable than high-volume generation. Adopt it through a measured pilot rather than as an immediate default.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Nova 2 Lite combines a 1M-token context window with vision, file and video input, tools, and function calling. It has no supplied benchmark evidence, so its broad multimodal workflow potential requires validation before production adoption.
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DFO Verdict
Nova 2 Lite combines a 1M-token context window with vision, file and video input, tools, and function calling. It has no supplied benchmark evidence, so its broad multimodal workflow potential requires validation before production adoption.
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 48% 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.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
| Output | $2.50 | $0.002500 |
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Nova 2 Lite is a fast, cost-effective reasoning model for everyday workloads that can process text, images, and videos to generate text. Nova 2 Lite demonstrates standout capabilities in processing..
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.
