SIDE BY SIDE
Nova 2 Lite vs Nova Premier 1.0
Both are Amazon models. Nova 2 Lite was added to OpenRouter on 2025-12-02, Nova Premier 1.0 on 2025-10-31.
| Field | Nova 2 Lite | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Amazon |
| Family | Amazon | Amazon |
| Province | Snow Country | Snow Country |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Maximum output | 66K tokens | 32K tokens |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.300 | $2.50 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $2.50 | $12.5 |
| Accepts | text, files, images, video | text, images |
| Produces | text | text |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Added to OpenRouter | 2025-12-02 | 2025-10-31 |
| Model ID | amazon/nova-2-lite-v1 | amazon/nova-premier-v1 |
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or Nova Premier 1.0?
Nova 2 Lite costs less for both input ($0.300 vs $2.50) and output ($2.50 vs $12.5) per million tokens. On input, Nova 2 Lite is 88% cheaper.
Which has the larger context window?
Both have a 1M-token context window.
What can one do that the other cannot?
Only Nova 2 Lite supports reasoning.
Answers are computed from the 2026-10-24 catalog snapshot.