Claude 3 Opus vs Amazon Nova 2 Lite
Compare Claude 3 Opus by Anthropic against Amazon Nova 2 Lite by Amazon, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 12 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Amazon Nova 2 Lite?
Claude 3 Opus and Amazon Nova 2 Lite are both competitive models. Claude 3 Opus costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for Amazon Nova 2 Lite. Context windows: 200K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude 3 Opus and Amazon Nova 2 Lite
Claude 3 Opus is made by anthropic while Amazon Nova 2 Lite is from amazon. Claude 3 Opus has a 200K token context window compared to Amazon Nova 2 Lite's 1000K. On pricing, Claude 3 Opus costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for Amazon Nova 2 Lite.
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Amazon Nova 2 Lite is 50x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
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