Model Details
Amazon Nova 2 Lite
Quick answer: Amazon Nova 2 Lite is Amazon's June 2025 lite-tier model scoring 85.4% HumanEval, 71.0% LiveCodeBench, 80.9% MMLU-Pro, and 92.4% ARC-C. Cost-optimised tier below Nova 2 Pro.
At a Glance
Where Nova 2 Lite leads
- 92.4% ARC-C — excellent reasoning at lite tier
- 85.4% HumanEval — good coding
- 80.9% MMLU-Pro — strong knowledge
- Lower cost than Nova 2 Pro
Where it lags
- 3.64% HLE — very low frontier exam tasks
- 71.0% LiveCodeBench — below Nova 2 Pro (74.6%)
Best for: Cost-optimised Bedrock workloads; ARC-C / knowledge tasks; pipelines where Nova 2 Pro is over-budget.
What Amazon Nova 2 Lite Is
Amazon Nova 2 Lite is the "Lite" tier of the June 2025 Nova 2 generation on Amazon Bedrock. It offers most of Nova 2 Pro's coding and knowledge capability at lower cost, with 85.4% HumanEval (equal to Nova Pro Nov 2024) and 80.9% MMLU-Pro.
Specifications
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Organization | Amazon |
| License | Proprietary (Amazon Bedrock) |
| Release date | June 2025 |
| Modality | Text and vision |
Pricing
Available via Amazon Bedrock. Lite tier pricing is lower than Nova 2 Pro.
Public Benchmark Scores
| Benchmark | Score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC-C | 92.4% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-06 |
| HumanEval | 85.4% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-06 |
| LiveCodeBench | 71.0% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-06 |
| MMLU-Pro | 80.9% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-06 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 3.64% | Benchgen evaluation | 2025-06 |
Nova 2 Lite vs Alternatives
| Model | HumanEval | LiveCodeBench | MMLU-Pro | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova 2 Lite | 85.4% | 71.0% | 80.9% | Lite |
| Nova 2 Pro | 89.0% | 74.6% | 81.6% | Pro |
| Nova Lite | 85.4% | — | — | Lite v1 |
Nova 2 Lite vs Nova 2 Pro: Pro adds 3.6% HumanEval and 3.6% LiveCodeBench. For budget-optimised June 2025 Bedrock: Nova 2 Lite.
Related Models & Benchmarks
- Compare: Nova 2 Pro · Nova Lite · Nova Pro
- Benchmarks: HumanEval · LiveCodeBench · MMLU-Pro
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Amazon Nova 2 Lite?
Amazon's June 2025 cost-optimised Bedrock model scoring 85.4% HumanEval, 71.0% LiveCodeBench, 80.9% MMLU-Pro. Lite tier below Nova 2 Pro.Specs from Amazon's Nova 2 Lite release (June 2025) and Benchgen evaluations. Last updated 2026-07-24.
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