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-5.2 Codex is a coding-specialized variant from the GPT-5.2 family, designed for software engineering workflows including automated code generation, multi-file editing, and agentic development. It builds on GPT-5.2's improved instruction following and long-context capabilities, with optimizations specifically targeting programming tasks and agentic software 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.
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Nova 2 Lite
Amazon
2025-12-02

GPT-5.2 Codex
OpenAI
2026-01-14
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-5.2 Codex
Nova 2 Lite
AWS Bedrock
GPT-5.2 Codex
Nova 2 Lite
GPT-5.2 Codex
Nova 2 Lite