Nova 2 Lite is a fast, cost-effective reasoning model for everyday workloads that can process text, images, and videos to generate text. Nova 2 Lite demonstrates standout capabilities in processing...
Model details →Amazon: Nova 2 Lite vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, and the first built on the company's Causal Encoder-Decoder (CED) architecture. It activates 8B parameters on input and 16B on...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Amazon: Nova 2 Lite | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1M | 1.0M | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.30 | $0.15 | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $2.50 | $0.60 | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon: Nova 2 Lite better than DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Amazon: Nova 2 Lite and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
Input: $0.30 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens. Output: $2.50 vs $0.60 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Amazon: Nova 2 Lite and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash support?
Amazon: Nova 2 Lite supports up to 1M tokens. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash supports up to 1.0M tokens.
Do both Amazon: Nova 2 Lite and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash support tool calling?
Amazon: Nova 2 Lite: yes. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: yes.