What is the difference between Claude Opus 4 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

Claude Opus 4 is developed by Anthropic while Amazon Nova 2 Lite is developed by Amazon. Claude Opus 4 has a 200K token context window vs Amazon Nova 2 Lite's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 34 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

It depends on your use case. Claude Opus 4 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 34 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Opus 4 cost compared to Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

Claude Opus 4 costs $15/M input tokens and Amazon Nova 2 Lite costs $0.5/M input tokens. Amazon Nova 2 Lite is $14.50/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Opus 4 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 4 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Dec 2025

Claude Opus 4vsAmazon Nova 2 Lite

Amazon Nova 2 Lite is cheaper than Claude Opus 4 at $0.5/M vs $15/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 4 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite compared across 34 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Opus 4	Amazon Nova 2 Lite
Input price	$15/M tokens	$0.5/M tokens
Output price	$75/M tokens	$1.5/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	1.0M tokens
Weights	Closed	Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	May 2025	Dec 2025