Claude Opus 4 vs Amazon Nova 2 Lite
Compare Claude Opus 4 by Anthropic against Amazon Nova 2 Lite by Amazon, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 34 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or Amazon Nova 2 Lite?
Claude Opus 4 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite are both competitive models. Claude Opus 4 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 Opus 4 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite
Claude Opus 4 is made by anthropic while Amazon Nova 2 Lite is from amazon. Claude Opus 4 has a 200K token context window compared to Amazon Nova 2 Lite's 1000K. On pricing, Claude Opus 4 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for Amazon Nova 2 Lite.
Per 1M tokens
Amazon Nova 2 Lite is cheaper on both — 30× input, 50× output
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.
Style Comparison
Amazon Nova 2 Lite uses 5.3x more emoji
