Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3 Next 80B
Amazon against Alibaba (Qwen), costed on the same three workloads. Qwen3 Next 80B is cheaper on all three workloads.
Monthly bill, side by side
| Workload | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Next 80B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot 2,500 six-turn conversations a day |
$1,613 | $786 | $827 (2.1×) |
| Document summariser 1,000 single-shot summaries a day |
$170 | $83.70 | $86.10 (2×) |
| Coding agent 200 twelve-turn sessions a day |
$1,022 | $502 | $520 (2×) |
No prompt caching and no batch discount on either side, so the comparison is like for like. Both figures assume 30 days a month.
The rate cards
| Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3 Next 80B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.3 | $0.15 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $2.5 | $1.2 |
| Cached input | $0.075 | not published |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Maximum output | 64K | 66K |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Vision | yes | no |
Run this comparison on your own numbers
Full detail: Nova 2 Lite pricing · Qwen3 Next 80B pricing