Amazon Nova 2 Lite

Amazon
Amazon Nova 2 Lite extends the Lite line with a 1M-token context and up to 64K output tokens. The multimodal model accepts text, images, and video. AWS describes the reasoning variant as a development of the family, not as a documented retirement of Amazon Nova Lite.
The current Bedrock identifier is amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0, and the service is active. The model card shows text as the output format even though inputs are multimodal.
| Specification | Value and source |
|---|---|
| Weights | ProprietarySource |
| Access | APISource |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokensSource |
| Knowledge cutoff | October 2025Source |
| Notes | Multimodal reasoning model with a 1M context window; parameter count not disclosed.Source |
| Release | 2025-12 (Month-only precision; source did not expose an exact day.)Source |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-10Source |
| Maximum output | 64,000 tokensSource |
| Input | Image, Text, Video (retrieved 2026-10-02)Source |
| Output | Text (retrieved 2026-10-02)Source |
| API model ID | amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0Source |
Benchmark meta-analysis
These Gradually indexes place selected published measurements on a 0 to 100 scale. They are not accuracy percentages and do not guarantee results in your application.
Not enough independent results for a score yet
provisional
Method version: benchmark-meta-score-v3
The index includes active measurements from reviewed primary sources when at least five models are compared in the same documented comparison slice across dataset, harness, agent, tools, and trial count. Each benchmark series and evaluator contributes one shared setup slice from the newest capture. When one source and series include several explicitly documented reasoning tiers, the highest documented tier (none through max) is selected, never the best result value. The explicit source label “Non-reasoning” is treated as none. Unknown or ambiguous tiers exclude the model from that series. Within each series, percentages and rates are logit-transformed, other units stay unchanged, and all values are then standardized. A one-factor model then estimates one shared strength per model and, per series, how sharply it separates the models. Area scores move away from that strength only as far as the model's own results in the area support. The overall score weights the core areas at 75% and finance, law and health at 25%. It requires at least eight test series from two sources and three areas. The 0 to 100 scale refers to a fixed reference group of 29 language models whose average sits at 50.
Published model-specific parameters can differ. This is not a controlled experiment; comparisons with such differences are marked provisional.
Unmeasured series are not entered as zero. Where a model has no own results in a core area, its overall strength stands in, and the note “estimated without own results in …” names the area. Fewer test series lead to a larger standard error.
The 95% interval follows from the standard error of 200 recalculations with randomly redrawn test families. It describes how precisely the recorded test series determine the value. It is no prediction for future tasks or for later recalculations with other participants.
The source count is not a count of independent experiments.
OECD handbook on composite indicatorsAll 0 test families and 0 of 0 raw measurements are listed here. The complete calculation for every model is available in the JSON export.
Each evaluator measures different capabilities under its own conditions. Test series, composite indices and their components stay separate. The detailed results below retain their scales, configurations and source dates.
| Evaluator | Test series | Composite indices | Recorded active measurements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Coverage is not a quality ranking. Overlapping tests and multiple settings do not count as independent experiments. Vendor claims, historical and disputed results are excluded from this overview and remain labelled in the detailed evidence.
6 measurements from these sources still lack a verified test-family identity and do not increase the test-series count.
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These measurements have no matching peer values under the same test conditions. Their original values and sources remain available here.
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One SVG prompt and fixed output settings. Captures are shown only with 0 reported reasoning tokens or documented lack of reasoning controls. Identical test conditions do not make the models' internal compute identical.

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
Amazon Nova 2 Lite
API request failed
Reasoning (requested): high
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)17 / 100
Previous generation in the directory
Amazon documents Nova Lite 2.0 as the newer Lite-line reasoning model, trained on a larger and more diverse dataset than Nova Lite 1.0. The guide does not announce retirement of Nova Lite 1.0, so this remains a nearest-profile generation link.
Amazon Nova 2 User Guide (2026-09-22)| Type | Evidence and data date |
|---|---|
| Speed | Amazon, Non-reasoning. Output speed after the first streaming chunk, not total response time. Retrieved September 8, 2026. |
| Price | Base API prices without caching or batch discounts. Higher context tiers and other rates are listed under Costs. |
| Input | Documented modalities. Retrieved October 2, 2026. |
| Output | Documented modalities. Retrieved October 2, 2026. |
| Research status | Research date September 8, 2026. 3 source URLs checked. This documents the inspected sources, not an exhaustive inventory of every publication. |
| Not found in the inspected sources | parameters-billions Original wording No exact value located in the checked primary model card/API documentation. |
| Not found in the inspected sources | active-parameters-billions Original wording No exact value located in the checked primary model card/API documentation. |
| Unresolved | source-discrepancy Original wording Inventory snapshot had only month precision; the model card gives exact 2025-12-02 launch and Oct 2025 cutoff. |
| Not found in the inspected sources | profile-benchmarks-additional Original wording The report includes figure-only latency/speed curves; no exact Nova 2 Lite TTFT/OTPS scalar was transcribed without a readable table row. |
| Additional source | Context window data |
| Additional source | Amazon Nova technical report and model card (retrieved September 8, 2026) |
| Additional source | Amazon Nova 2 User Guide · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026 |
| Additional source | OpenRouter: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0 |
| Additional source | Vercel AI Gateway: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0 |
| Additional source | Ollama: cumulative downloads for the popularity index |
| Additional source | Replicate: cumulative runs for the popularity index |
| Additional source | Google Trending Now: limited feed selection for Germany and the US |
| Additional source | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |