What is the difference between Mercury 2 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

Mercury 2 is developed by Inception while Amazon Nova 2 Lite is developed by Amazon. Mercury 2 has a 128K 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, Mercury 2 or Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

It depends on your use case. Mercury 2 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 Mercury 2 cost compared to Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

Mercury 2 costs $0.25/M input tokens and Amazon Nova 2 Lite costs $0.5/M input tokens. Mercury 2 is $0.25/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 Mercury 2 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Mercury 2 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 Mar 2026

Mercury 2vsAmazon Nova 2 Lite

Mercury 2 is cheaper than Amazon Nova 2 Lite at $0.25/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.

Mercury 2 and Amazon Nova 2 Lite compared across 34 shared prompts
Spec	Mercury 2	Amazon Nova 2 Lite
Input price	$0.25/M tokens	$0.5/M tokens
Output price	$0.75/M tokens	$1.5/M tokens
Context window	128K tokens	1.0M tokens
Weights	—	Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Mar 2026	Dec 2025