Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Nova 2 Lite supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5.1 Codex Max, released by OpenAI in November 2025, is an enhanced coding variant from the GPT-5.1 Codex line, designed for more complex software engineering tasks requiring additional reasoning depth. It targets large-scale code generation, automated refactoring, and sophisticated agentic development workflows.
Amazon
Amazon Nova 2 Lite, released by Amazon Web Services on December 2, 2025, is a fast, cost-efficient reasoning model available on Amazon Bedrock with a 1M token context window enabling extended document, video, and image analysis. It features three extended thinking intensity levels, built-in code interpreter, web grounding tools, and native support for text, image, video, and document input. Nova 2 Lite targets cost-sensitive agentic applications, document analysis pipelines, and real-time workloads requiring multimodal reasoning.
1 month newer

GPT-5.1 Codex Max
OpenAI
2025-11

Nova 2 Lite
Amazon
2025-12-02
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
Nova 2 Lite
AWS Bedrock
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
Nova 2 Lite
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
Nova 2 Lite