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MiniMax M2.1 vs Nova 2 Lite
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Nova 2 Lite offers 804.4K more tokens in context window than MiniMax M2.1. Nova 2 Lite is $0.90 cheaper per million tokens. Nova 2 Lite supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1, released by MiniMax on December 23, 2025, is a large language model with approximately 230 billion parameters featuring strong multi-language programming capabilities and an industry-leading multilingual coding profile. It features a 196K token context window and is optimized for complex real-world software engineering tasks across Rust, Java, Golang, C++, TypeScript, and other languages. M2.1 targets agentic coding workflows and applications requiring production-grade programming across diverse language environments.
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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.
21 days newer
Nova 2 Lite
Amazon
2025-12-02
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax
2025-12-23
Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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MiniMax M2.1
Input:$0.20
Output:$1.10
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Nova 2 Lite
Input:$0.08
Output:$0.32($0.90 cheaper)
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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MiniMax M2.1
1 providers
MiniMax
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Nova 2 Lite
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MiniMax M2.1
Avg Score:0.0%
Providers:1
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Nova 2 Lite
Avg Score:0.0%
Providers:1