Nova 2 Lite vs Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest): API price and specs
Nova 2 Lite is 40% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on input price.
Nova 2 Lite is 20% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Nova 2 Lite has a 400% larger context than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest).
| Field | Nova 2 Lite | Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.30 | $0.50 +66.7% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.32 | $1.00 +208.9% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $2.50 | $2.50 |
| Median output, per 1M | $2.70 | $5.00 +85.4% |
| Lowest unit price | — | $0.001 / request |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.80 | $1.00 +25% |
| Context | 1M | 200K +80% |
| Max output | 1M | 64K +93.6% |
| Providers | 6 +82.4% | 34 |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL, JP, US | APAC, AU, EU, GLOBAL, IN, JP, US |
| Accepts | application/pdf, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text, text/csv, text/html, text/markdown, text/plain, video, video/3gpp, video/mp4, video/mpeg, video/quicktime, video/webm, video/x-flv, video/x-matroska, video/x-ms-wmv | application/pdf, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | amazon-bedrock | openrouter |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
aiml, amazon-bedrock, cortecs, edenai, jiekou, vercel
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest)?
Nova 2 Lite is 40% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on input price. Nova 2 Lite is 20% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Nova 2 Lite or Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest)?
Nova 2 Lite: 1M tokens; Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest): 200K tokens.
Where can I use both Nova 2 Lite and Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest)?
aiml, amazon-bedrock, cortecs, edenai, jiekou, vercel