Nova 2 Lite vs o3 Mini
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
amazon · A · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.30
Output / 1M
$2.50
AA index
13.4
proprietary · 1M context
openai · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$1.10
Output / 1M
$4.40
AA index
12.5
proprietary · 200K context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Nova 2 Lite | o3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | API-only (closed weights) | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Per API terms | Per API terms |
| Languages | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.30 | $1.10 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $2.50 | $4.40 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $2.80 | $5.50 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| AA Intelligence Index | 13.4 | 12.5 |
| AA Coding Index | 23 | — |
| AA Agentic Index | — | — |
| Max output tokens | 65,535 | 100,000 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
Nova 2 Lite
$2.80
o3 Mini
$5.50
Nova 2 Lite is 2.0× cheaper at list price.