Nova 2 Lite vs Qwen3.8 Max: side-by-side summary

Nova 2 Lite and Qwen3.8 Max 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.

Qwen3.8 Max, from Qwen, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $2/M tokens input, $6/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Nova 2 Lite: 1,000,000 tokens
• Qwen3.8 Max: 1,000,000 tokens

Price

• Nova 2 Lite: $0.30/M tokens input, $2.50/M tokens output
• Qwen3.8 Max: $2/M tokens input, $6/M tokens output

Provided by

• Nova 2 Lite: Amazon
• Qwen3.8 Max: Qwen

• Nova 2 Lite model details, providers and pricing
• Qwen3.8 Max model details, providers and pricing