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Nova Lite

Frontier · Amazon · Amazon · Released Dec 2024
B-

Good (B-) — Capability Grade

Amazon Nova Lite is Amazon's cost-efficient tier. Strong throughput for high-volume AWS-native workloads. Mid-tier capability.

74
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 6 Capability Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

General Reasoning
C+
Code Generation
C+
Math & STEM
C+
Tool Use & Agency
C+
Multimodal
B-
Safety & Alignment
B
/ Key Events & Disclosures

Release timeline & positioning.

  • Released Dec 2024
  • Cost-efficient tier
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Multimodal at small scale

/ Best for

AWS-native cost-sensitive workloads.

/ Watch out for

Capability materially lags peer cost-efficient tier (Claude Haiku, GPT-5 mini).