Qwen3.8 27B vs Nova 2 Lite: side-by-side summary

Qwen3.8 27B and Nova 2 Lite are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Qwen3.8 27B, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.45/M tokens input, $3.20/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

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.

Context window

• Qwen3.8 27B: 262,144 tokens
• Nova 2 Lite: 1,000,000 tokens

Price

• Qwen3.8 27B: $0.45/M tokens input, $3.20/M tokens output
• Nova 2 Lite: $0.30/M tokens input, $2.50/M tokens output

Provided by

• Qwen3.8 27B: Qwen
• Nova 2 Lite: Amazon

• Qwen3.8 27B model details, providers and pricing
• Nova 2 Lite model details, providers and pricing