Nova 2 Lite vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Amazon against Google, costed on the same three workloads. Neither is cheaper everywhere — which one wins depends on how much you read versus write.
Monthly bill, side by side
| Workload | Nova 2 Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot 2,500 six-turn conversations a day |
$1,613 | $1,613 | the same |
| Document summariser 1,000 single-shot summaries a day |
$170 | $170 | the same |
| Coding agent 200 twelve-turn sessions a day |
$1,022 | $1,022 | the same |
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 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.3 | $0.3 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $2.5 | $2.5 |
| Cached input | $0.075 | $0.03 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Maximum output | 64K | 66K |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Vision | yes | yes |
Run this comparison on your own numbers
Full detail: Nova 2 Lite pricing · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite pricing