Compare Nova 2 Lite from Amazon and Kimi K2.5 from moonshotai on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.


Nova 2 Lite and Kimi K2.5 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.
Nova 2 Lite, from Amazon, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $0.30/M tokens input, $2.50/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
Kimi K2.5, from moonshotai, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.49/M tokens input, $2.50/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
| Attribute | Nova 2 Lite | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.30/M tokens | $0.49/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.50/M tokens | $2.50/M tokens |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Intelligence Index | 12.5 | 19.4 |
| Coding Index | Not available | Not available |
| Agentic Index | Not available | Not available |
| Latency (p50) | 0.64 s | 0.63 s |
| Throughput (p50) | 125.0 tok/s | 48.0 tok/s |
Benchmark data updated
Nova 2 Lite is cheaper than Kimi K2.5 on OpenRouter: Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30/M tokens input and $2.50/M tokens output, while Kimi K2.5 costs $0.49/M tokens input and $2.50/M tokens output.
Nova 2 Lite has the longer context window at 1,000,000 tokens, compared with 262,144 tokens for Kimi K2.5.
Nova 2 Lite is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 125.0 tokens per second compared with 48.0 tokens per second for Kimi K2.5.