Nova 2.0 Lite (high)
Analysis Summary
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) is Amazon's stronger reasoning variant in the Nova 2.0 Lite family, released in October 2025. Its intelligence index of 34.5 places it in the good-to-very-strong tier, backed by a math index of 94.3, GPQA of 0.811, and MMLU-Pro of 0.818. The agentic index of 44.7 is among the higher figures outside the top-tier frontier models, and the TAU2 score of 0.728 confirms reliable multi-step task execution. IFBench of 0.707 and LCR of 0.553 are strong for this intelligence level.
For businesses, this model is a strong fit for agentic workflows, structured document analysis, and high-precision content generation. Its instruction following and long-context capability make it well-suited to client-facing content pipelines and autonomous research tasks. Coding (23.4) is moderate, so it is not the primary choice for software engineering, but it can handle code-adjacent tasks.
At $0.30 input and $2.50 output per million tokens, it offers strong value for its capability tier. Teams on AWS infrastructure looking for a reliable agentic and content model without frontier pricing will find Nova 2.0 Lite (high) a compelling option.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) from Amazon posts an intelligence index of 34.5 with a leading agentic score of 44.7, strong instruction following, and a high math index, making it a capable reasoning and agent model at a competitive price.
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Performance Profile
How Nova 2.0 Lite (high) compares
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) ranks #84 of 374 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #124 of 311 for coding, #106 of 286 for agentic tasks. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 43% of comparable models.
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
| Provider | Amazon |
| Release Date | October 29, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
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 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 #124 of 311 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.
