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 documents, extracting information from v…
Model details →Amazon: Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
The Qwen3.5 native vision-language series Plus models are built on a hybrid architecture that integrates linear attention mechanisms with sparse mixture-of-experts models, achieving higher inference efficiency. In a variety of task evaluati…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Amazon: Nova 2 Lite | Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1M | 1M | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.30 | $0.26 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $2.50 | $1.56 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 |
| 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 Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15?
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Amazon: Nova 2 Lite and Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15?
Input: $0.30 vs $0.26 per 1M tokens. Output: $2.50 vs $1.56 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Amazon: Nova 2 Lite and Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 support?
Amazon: Nova 2 Lite supports up to 1M tokens. Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both Amazon: Nova 2 Lite and Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 support tool calling?
Amazon: Nova 2 Lite: yes. Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15: yes.