Nova 2.0 Lite (high)
Analysis Summary
Nova 2.0 Lite high is an Amazon value-tier reasoning model with a useful spread of measured results. Mathematics and AIME performance are strong for its class, while instruction following, tool-use evaluation, and long-context results support structured business tasks. Coding performance is serviceable, but the general intelligence result remains well below flagship systems.
The model fits high-volume SEO outlines, structured rewrites, data extraction, and routine automation where predictable formatting and low token cost are priorities. Its price of 0.3 per million input tokens and 2.5 per million output tokens supports broad deployment, but it should not lead difficult coding, autonomous agent, or high-stakes reasoning workflows. It is a practical volume pick with task-level quality controls.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
Nova 2.0 Lite high combines very low pricing with strong mathematics, instruction following, tool-use results, and useful coding performance for routine production work. Its broader reasoning capability remains below flagship requirements for complex client workflows.
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DFO Verdict
Nova 2.0 Lite high combines very low pricing with strong mathematics, instruction following, tool-use results, and useful coding performance for routine production work. Its broader reasoning capability remains below flagship requirements for complex client workflows.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
13.4 Intelligence Index·23 Coding Index·3.1 Agentic Index·94.3 Math Index
How Nova 2.0 Lite (high) compares
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) ranks #192 of 439 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #138 of 210 for coding, #136 of 192 for agentic tasks. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 47% 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 |
What would Nova 2.0 Lite (high) cost your business?
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamFrequently asked questions about Nova 2.0 Lite (high)
How much does Nova 2.0 Lite (high) cost?
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens.
Is Nova 2.0 Lite (high) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Nova 2.0 Lite (high) ranks #138 of 210 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created Nova 2.0 Lite (high)?
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) is developed by Amazon and was released on October 29, 2025.