Nova 2.0 Lite (low)
Analysis Summary
Nova 2.0 Lite (low) from Amazon shows a reasonable balance of reasoning, math, and instruction-following scores for a lightweight model, with strong tau2 and ifbench results relative to its size.
It suits customer-facing chat tasks, structured content generation, and moderate reasoning workloads, though its terminal and agentic-task performance remains limited compared to larger models.
With pricing around $0.30 input and $2.50 output per million tokens, it offers solid value for businesses running high-volume, moderately complex tasks on a budget.
Assessed July 29, 2026
Editorial notes
Amazon's Nova 2.0 Lite (low) balances decent reasoning and instruction following with efficient, low-cost operation.
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DFO Verdict
Amazon's Nova 2.0 Lite (low) balances decent reasoning and instruction following with efficient, low-cost operation.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
17.8 Intelligence Index·46.7 Math Index
How Nova 2.0 Lite (low) compares
Nova 2.0 Lite (low) ranks #170 of 401 AI models we track for overall intelligence. 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 intelligence corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
Compare shapes side-by-side →Pricing
| 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 (low) 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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We route routine calls to cheap models and save Nova 2.0 Lite (low) for the hard ones. Most clients cut their estimate by 60-80%.
Talk to our teamFrequently 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.
Who created Nova 2.0 Lite (low)?
Nova 2.0 Lite (low) is developed by Amazon and was released on October 29, 2025.
