Nova 2 Lite
Fast and lightVisionToolsAmazon · Released December 2025
Nova 2 Lite is a fast, cost-effective reasoning model for everyday workloads that can process text, images, and videos to generate text.
It is part of Amazon's Nova family, practical business models at aggressive price points.
Facts and pricing
- Provider
- Amazon
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Input price
- 3.6 credits / 1M tokens ($0.30 raw)
- Output price
- 30.0 credits / 1M tokens ($2.50 raw)
- Vision (image input)
- Yes
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Extended reasoning
- No
Credits are what Zeplik bills: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin. Raw prices shown per 1M tokens.
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What Nova 2 Lite is best for
- High-volume everyday tasks where speed and cost matter: summaries, drafts, quick questions
- Very long documents and codebases: a 1M-token window fits entire books or repositories in one conversation
- Working with images: screenshots, charts, photos and scanned documents alongside text
- Tool use and agents: reliably calls functions, so it can search, run skills and drive workflows
Example prompts
Prompts that suit a fast and light model like Nova 2 Lite:
- Summarize this article in five bullet points
- Rewrite this email to be shorter and friendlier
- Give me ten name ideas for a hiking newsletter
- Translate this paragraph to Spanish and keep the tone
Amazon family
| Model | Context | Input cr/M | Output cr/M | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova 2 Lite | 1M | 3.6 | 30.0 | December 2025 |
| Nova Lite 1.0 | 300K | 0.72 | 2.9 | December 2024 |
| Nova Micro 1.0 | 128K | 0.42 | 1.7 | December 2024 |
| Nova Pro 1.0 | 300K | 9.6 | 38.4 | December 2024 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Nova 2 Lite?
- Nova 2 Lite is an AI model by Amazon. Nova 2 Lite is a fast, cost-effective reasoning model for everyday workloads that can process text, images, and videos to generate text.
- How much does Nova 2 Lite cost on Zeplik?
- Input tokens cost 3.6 credits per million and output tokens 30.0 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $0.30 and $2.50 per million). New accounts start with free credits.
- How long can a conversation with Nova 2 Lite be?
- Nova 2 Lite has a 1M-token context window (1,000,000 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.
- Does Nova 2 Lite support images and tools?
- Nova 2 Lite accepts image input and supports tool calling.
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More you can do with Nova 2 Lite
- 468 AI skillsReady-to-run expert methods for writing, data, code and more, each running on Nova 2 Lite or any model you pick.
- 997 integrationsConnect Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and hundreds more so the assistant can work in your apps.
- Simple pricingPlus, Pro and Max plans with a monthly credit allowance that works across every model.