Amazon Nova 2 Lite

Name: Amazon Nova 2 Lite
Author: Amazon AWS

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Context window1000K tokens

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2.0majorDecember 1, 2024

Nova 2 Lite expands context from 300K to 1M tokens, adds extended thinking with developer controls, native tool use, web grounding, and code interpreter. Recommended as upgrade path for all Nova 1 tiers with claims of 7x lower cost and 5x faster inference on reasoning tasks.

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Amazon Nova 2 Lite surpasses Nova 1 Pro with 1M token context and extended thinking at 7x lower cost

Amazon Nova 2 Lite expands context window to 1 million tokens, introduces extended thinking with developer controls, and adds native tool use and web grounding. AWS claims Nova 2 Lite surpasses Nova 1 Pro on multi-step reasoning while costing 7x less and running up to 5x faster.

March 18, 2026 · 3:20 PM3 min read

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