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Nova 2 Lite

Multimodal reasoning model for visual analysis, planning, and tool use

Line

Nova Lite

Weights

API only

Released

2025-12-01

Context

1M

Input

$0.30 / 1M

Output

$2.50 / 1M

Max output

64K

Coverage

not covered yet

Overview

Nova 2 Lite is a multimodal reasoning model from Amazon for visual analysis, planning, and tool use. It is the first version of the nova-lite line in the registry. It has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens and a maximum output of 64,000 tokens. Pricing starts at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.255 per million tokens. The weights are not open. It accepts image, pdf, text, and video inputs and returns text. It supports reasoning mode and tool calling.

Specs

Released2025-12-01
LineAmazon · Nova Lite
WeightsAPI only
Context1M tokens
Max output64K tokens
Inputimage, pdf, text, video
Outputtext
ReasoningYes
Tool callingYes
Knowledge cutoffnot stated
API idnova-2-lite-v1

Pricing

Input$0.30 / 1M tokens
Cached input$0.255 / 1M tokens
Output$2.50 / 1M tokens

First version of its line in the registry.

Range across the hosts that serve it: up to $0.51 per 1M input tokens.

Strengths

  • Handles image, PDF, text, and video inputs
  • Supports reasoning mode for complex tasks
  • Supports tool calling for automation
  • 1M token context window
  • 64K token output limit

Best for

  • Reach for it for visual analysis of images and videos
  • Reach for it for planning tasks with tool use
  • Reach for it for processing long documents up to 1M tokens
  • Reach for it for multimodal reasoning with text output

How to access

ProviderModel id
Kilo Gatewaynova-2-lite-v1
NanoGPTnova-2-lite-v1
Novanova-2-lite-v1
OpenRouternova-2-lite-v1

4 hosts serve this model at the price above · the maker's documentation

Nova Lite: every version

VersionReleasedContextInput
Nova 2 LiteCurrent2025-12-011M$0.30

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FAQ

What is the context window size?
The context window is 1,000,000 tokens, and the maximum output is 64,000 tokens.
Does it support tool calling?
Yes, it supports tool calling and reasoning mode. It accepts image, pdf, text, and video inputs, and returns text.
What is the pricing?
Pricing starts at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens. Cached input is $0.255 per million tokens.
ProprietaryReasoning1M context