Nova 2.0 Lite (Non-reasoning)

Amazon Nova 2 Lite is a multimodal foundation model released by Amazon in December 2025 as part of the Nova 2.0 series. It is designed as a fast and cost-effective solution for high-throughput, everyday AI workloads. While the model family features configurable "extended thinking" capabilities for multi-step tasks, its standard non-reasoning mode provides rapid, low-latency responses suitable for interactive applications, customer service chatbots, and business process automation.

The model is natively multimodal, supporting inputs in the form of text, images, videos, and documents. It features a 1-million-token context window, allowing it to process extensive datasets or long-form content within a single prompt. Additionally, Nova 2 Lite includes integrated enterprise features such as built-in web grounding for real-time information retrieval and a code interpreter for executing logic and mathematical calculations within the model workflow.

Architecturally, Nova 2 Lite is optimized for price-performance, delivering higher intelligence scores on industry benchmarks compared to the previous generation's flagship models while maintaining lower operational costs. It is designed to integrate with Amazon's customization services, enabling organizations to fine-tune the model with proprietary data through pre-training or post-training stages.