Nova 2.0 Lite (low)
Analysis Summary
Nova 2.0 Lite (low) is the entry-level reasoning variant of Amazon's Nova 2.0 Lite family, released in October 2025. Its intelligence index of 24.6 is supported by a GPQA of 0.698 and MMLU-Pro of 0.788. The agentic index of 37.9 and TAU2 of 0.719 are strong relative to its intelligence level, and IFBench of 0.612 reflects functional instruction following. LCR of 0.520 indicates reasonable long-context capability for lighter document tasks.
For businesses, this model is suited to structured content generation, summarisation, and lighter agentic workflows where cost efficiency is the primary driver. Coding capability (13.6) is limited, and the math index of 46.7 is lower than its Lite siblings, so it is best reserved for language-focused rather than analytical tasks.
At $0.30 input and $2.50 output per million tokens, the pricing matches the higher-tier Lite variants, which means teams should carefully consider whether the medium or high variants offer better value for their workloads. For teams with straightforward content and light agentic needs on AWS, it remains a functional and accessible option.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
Nova 2.0 Lite (low) from Amazon delivers a strong agentic index of 37.9 and above-average instruction following for its intelligence tier, with multimodal support and competitive pricing for structured content tasks.
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Performance Profile
How Nova 2.0 Lite (low) compares
Nova 2.0 Lite (low) ranks #147 of 378 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #204 of 315 for coding, #113 of 289 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 (low)
How much does Nova 2.0 Lite (low) cost?
Nova 2.0 Lite (low) costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens.
Is Nova 2.0 Lite (low) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Nova 2.0 Lite (low) ranks #204 of 315 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created Nova 2.0 Lite (low)?
Nova 2.0 Lite (low) is developed by Amazon and was released on October 29, 2025.
