Compare Nova 2 Lite from Amazon and Qwen3.6 35B A3B from Qwen 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 Qwen3.6 35B A3B 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.
Qwen3.6 35B A3B, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.05/M tokens input, $0.70/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
| Attribute | Nova 2 Lite | Qwen3.6 35B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.30/M tokens | $0.05/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.50/M tokens | $0.70/M tokens |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Intelligence Index | 12.5 | 18.2 |
| Coding Index | Not available | 41.9 |
| Agentic Index | Not available | 13.1 |
| Latency (p50) | 0.54 s | 6.97 s |
| Throughput (p50) | 91.0 tok/s | 23.0 tok/s |
Benchmark data updated
Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper than Nova 2 Lite on OpenRouter: Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.05/M tokens input and $0.70/M tokens output, while Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30/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 Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
Nova 2 Lite is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 91.0 tokens per second compared with 23.0 tokens per second for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.