Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Amazon Nova Lite
A complete head-to-head: pricing, context window, benchmarks, modality coverage, and openness, with a programmatic verdict synthesized from the underlying data.
- PriceAmazon Nova Lite
Amazon Nova Lite is roughly 1.3× cheaper on output tokens ($0.24 vs $0.30 per 1M).
- Context windowGemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash accepts 1.0M tokens vs 300K, 3.5× the room for long documents and codebases.
- BenchmarksTie
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores.
- ModalitiesGemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash supports 3 modalities (text, vision, audio) vs 2 for Amazon Nova Lite.
- OpennessTie
Both are closed-weight, API-only.
On balance Gemini 2.5 Flash edges ahead, winning 2 of 5 categories against Amazon Nova Lite's 1. Amazon Nova Lite is roughly 1.3× cheaper on output tokens ($0.24 vs $0.30 per 1M). Gemini 2.5 Flash accepts 1.0M tokens vs 300K, 3.5× the room for long documents and codebases.
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores. They differ in modality coverage, Gemini 2.5 Flash handles text, vision, audio while Amazon Nova Lite handles text, vision, which can be the deciding factor before you even look at benchmarks. Both are closed-weight, API-only.
Gemini 2.5 Flash is the newer of the two, released 4 months after Amazon Nova Lite, which usually means a more recent knowledge cutoff and updated safety post-training. Gemini 2.5 Flash is usually picked for rag and long context workloads, while Amazon Nova Lite sees more deployments in customer support and cheapest llm. If pricing matters more than every last benchmark point, run the numbers in the calculator below before committing.
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Amazon Nova Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Other | |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Dec 2024 |
| Modalities | text, vision, audio | text, vision |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 300K tokens |
| Max output | , | , |
| Input · 1M | $0.075 / 1M tokens | $0.060 / 1M tokens |
| Output · 1M | $0.30 / 1M tokens | $0.24 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-01 | , |
| Open weights | No | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
Pricing at scale
What you'd actually pay at typical workloads. Numbers come from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day$0.675 vs $0.540
- Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$6.75 vs $5.40
- RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$13.05 vs $10.44
Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: $0.675 vs $0.540 per month, model B comes out ahead. Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: $6.75 vs $5.40 per month, model B comes out ahead. RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: $13.05 vs $10.44 per month, model B comes out ahead.
Estimated spend for the listed models at your usage. Numbers are derived from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.022
- Amazon Nova Lite$0.018
Benchmarks compared
Only sourced numbers. Where a benchmark is missing for one model we show the available value rather than fabricating the other.
Gemini 2.5 Flash fits when…
- Cheap and fast
- Long context
- Solid vision
- Long-context tasks, handles 1.0M tokens vs 300K for Amazon Nova Lite.
- Multimodal needs covering audio.
Amazon Nova Lite fits when…
- Very cheap
- AWS-native
- Multimodal
- Cost-sensitive workloads, 1.3× cheaper than Gemini 2.5 Flash on output tokens.
Consider Gemini 3 Pro
Google's late-2025 flagship, set new benchmarks on long-context, vision, and reasoning at competitive pricing.
Frequently asked
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash or Amazon Nova Lite cheaper?
Amazon Nova Lite is cheaper at $0.24 / 1M tokens per million output tokens, vs $0.30 / 1M tokens for Gemini 2.5 Flash.Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 2.5 Flash accepts 1.0M tokens vs 300K for Amazon Nova Lite.Is Gemini 2.5 Flash or Amazon Nova Lite better for coding?
Both Gemini 2.5 Flash and Amazon Nova Lite are competitive on coding benchmarks. See each model's individual spec page for HumanEval and SWE-bench scores where published. For an opinionated pick, consult our Best LLM for Coding ranking.Are either of these models open source?
Neither model ships open weights, both are accessible only via their respective providers' APIs.When were Gemini 2.5 Flash and Amazon Nova Lite released?
Gemini 2.5 Flash was released by Google on 2025-04-09. Amazon Nova Lite was released by Other on 2024-12-03.
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