AI Models · Paid vs Paid

AMNova Premier 1.0 Paid vs AMNova 2 Lite Paid

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Nova 2 Lite compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Nova Premier 1.0 — full profile ›  ·  Nova 2 Lite — full profile ›

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

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AMNova Premier 1.0PaidAmazon
$2.5 /M input
$12.5 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
AMNova 2 LitePaidAmazon
$0.3 /M input
$2.5 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
Choose Nova 2 Lite for the lower output price ($2.5/M vs $12.5/M). Choose Nova Premier 1.0 if you need the larger 1M context window.

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Nova 2 Lite specs

SpecNova Premier 1.0Nova 2 LiteWinner
MakerAmazonAmazon–
TypeProprietaryProprietary–
Context window1M tokens1M tokens= Tie
Input price$2.5/M$0.3/MAMNova 2 Lite
Output price$12.5/M$2.5/MAMNova 2 Lite
Vision / multimodalYesYes= Tie
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableNo (API only)No (API only)–
LicenseProprietaryProprietary–

Price gap & when to choose each

5.0×cheaper per output token

Nova 2 Lite is ~5.0× cheaper than Nova Premier 1.0 on output tokens ($2.5 vs $12.5 per M tokens).

AMChoose Nova Premier 1.0 if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure
AMChoose Nova 2 Lite if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You want the lower output price
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure

Feature comparison

CapabilityNova Premier 1.0Nova 2 Lite
Open weights (downloadable)✗✗
Self-hostable✗✗
Runs fully offline✗✗
Vision / multimodal✓✓
Tool / function calling✓✓
1M+ context window✓✓

How Nova Premier 1.0 and Nova 2 Lite score

🤝 Neck and neck on these criteria (3.2 vs 3.4 / 5).
CriterionNova Premier 1.0Nova 2 Lite
Cost-efficiency3.54.5
Context window5.05.0
Openness1.51.5
Self-hosting1.01.0
Multimodality5.05.0

Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.

What each model is

Nova Premier 1.0 Paid

Amazon · Proprietary

Amazon Nova Premier is the most capable of Amazon’s multimodal models for complex reasoning tasks and for use as the best teacher for distilling custom models.

Nova 2 Lite Paid

Amazon · Proprietary

Nova 2 Lite is a fast, cost-effective reasoning model for everyday workloads that can process text, images, and videos to generate text. Nova 2 Lite demonstrates standout capabilities in processing...

Frequently asked questions

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Nova 2 Lite — which is cheaper?

Nova 2 Lite is cheaper on output ($2.5/M vs $12.5/M).

Which has the larger context window?

Nova Premier 1.0 offers the larger context window (1M tokens).

Nova Premier 1.0 vs Nova 2 Lite — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Nova 2 Lite for the lower output price ($2.5/M vs $12.5/M). Choose Nova Premier 1.0 if you need the larger 1M context window.

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