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Nova 2 Lite vs GPT-4.1

Nova 2 Lite leads GPT-4.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 13.4 to 12.7, and Nova 2 Lite costs 3.2x less per output token ($2.50 vs $8.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 30 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Nova 2 Lite Replace GPT-4.1
Nova 2 LiteAmazon
Coding
No data
Overall
13.4
Output $/M
$2.50
5
GPT-4.1OpenAI
Coding
No data
Overall
12.7
Output $/M
$8.00
25
vs boards won of 30 shared

Nova 2 Lite or GPT-4.1: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Nova 2 Lite for output tokens 3.2x cheaper ($2.50 vs $8.00 per million) and work measured by ALE-Bench or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.

Model ANova 2 LiteAmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BGPT-4.1OpenAINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmark$0.37 per solved task
Shared results
30
Nova 2 Lite only
1
GPT-4.1 only
57
Like-for-like categories
6 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova 2 Lite not benchmarked, GPT-4.1 not benchmarked.
Widest category
General, 6.3 points apart on average over 17 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: creative writing: Nova 2 Lite 1292 against GPT-4.1 1363, 11.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova 2 Lite $2.50 against GPT-4.1 $8.00 per million output tokens, 3.2x apart.
Context window
Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens, GPT-4.1 1.05M.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova 2 LiteBarsGPT-4.1Ties
Coding12
Intelligence10
Reasoning03
Math11
Knowledge22
General017
All shared boards525
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index12
Coding benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
Aider polyglotNot measured52.4%Only GPT-4.1 measured
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured39.6%Only GPT-4.1 measured
SWE-bench MultimodalNot measured31.1%Only GPT-4.1 measured
AA Coding Index23.0Not measuredOnly Nova 2 Lite measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured54.7%Only GPT-4.1 measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured45.7%Only GPT-4.1 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured13.6%Only GPT-4.1 measured
WeirdMLNot measured39.0%Only GPT-4.1 measured
ALE-Bench236.3558.1GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: coding13851390GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: software and IT13941391Nova 2 Lite
Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
AA Intelligence Index13.412.7Nova 2 Lite
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured136.7Only GPT-4.1 measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured47.1%Only GPT-4.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured65.4%Only GPT-4.1 measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured72.4%Only GPT-4.1 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured66.6%Only GPT-4.1 measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured4.2%Only GPT-4.1 measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured66.9%Only GPT-4.1 measured
ARC-AGINot measured5.5%Only GPT-4.1 measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured0.4%Only GPT-4.1 measured
SimpleBenchNot measured27.0%Only GPT-4.1 measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured3.0%Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13641384GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: expert13591364GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13851393GPT-4.1
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1215Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1248Only GPT-4.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
Math benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
AIMENot measured39.6%Only GPT-4.1 measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)Not measured87.2%Only GPT-4.1 measured
MGSM (Vals AI)Not measured87.7%Only GPT-4.1 measured
AA Math IndexNot measured34.7Only GPT-4.1 measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured34.7%Only GPT-4.1 measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured38.3%Only GPT-4.1 measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured6.0%Only GPT-4.1 measured
MATH level 5Not measured83.0%Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Text: math13591369GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: mathematical work13691360Nova 2 Lite
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index22
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
MMLU ProNot measured80.5%Only GPT-4.1 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured83.1%Only GPT-4.1 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured69.9%Only GPT-4.1 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured63.0%Only GPT-4.1 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured75.1%Only GPT-4.1 measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured65.9%Only GPT-4.1 measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured91.2%Only GPT-4.1 measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured80.6%Only GPT-4.1 measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured31.1%Only GPT-4.1 measured
GeoBenchNot measured72.0%Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Text: science13821382Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13861379Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Text: legal and government13591399GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: business and finance13691369GPT-4.1
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1039Only GPT-4.1 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1000Only GPT-4.1 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1080Only GPT-4.1 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1104Only GPT-4.1 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured850Only GPT-4.1 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1026Only GPT-4.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index017
General benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
IFBenchNot measured43.0%Only GPT-4.1 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured68.3%Only GPT-4.1 measured
DTBenchNot measured68.3%Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMCANot measured25.6%Only GPT-4.1 measured
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured63.9%Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Text13621383GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: instruction following13351367GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: creative writing12921363GPT-4.1
LMArena VisionNot measured1210Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Text: English13851392GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: non-English13371370GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: Chinese13641382GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: German13431381GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: Japanese12731319GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: Korean12811338GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: French13811382GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: Spanish13751376GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: Russian13421377GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: Polish13271389GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: multi-turn13381397GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: longer queries13351385GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: writing and language13181371GPT-4.1
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13091365GPT-4.1
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1209Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1226Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1218Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1196Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Vision: captioningNot measured1207Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing thingsNot measured1208Only GPT-4.1 measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1210Only GPT-4.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGPT-4.1Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.0015Fits in one request
GPT-4.1$0.0060Fits in one request

Nova 2 Lite costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.022Fits in one request
GPT-4.1$0.124Fits in one request

Nova 2 Lite costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.085Fits in one request
GPT-4.1$0.480Fits in one request

Nova 2 Lite costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Nova 2 Lite and GPT-4.1
SpecificationAmazon Nova 2 LiteOpenAI GPT-4.1
MakerAmazonOpenAI
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025April 14, 2025
Context window1M1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.30$2.00
Output $/Mtok$2.50$8.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.37
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova 2 Lite better than GPT-4.1 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova 2 Lite for output tokens 3.2x cheaper ($2.50 vs $8.00 per million) and work measured by ALE-Bench or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or GPT-4.1?

Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; GPT-4.1 costs $2.00 and $8.00. Cost per solved task is known for GPT-4.1 only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova 2 Lite or GPT-4.1?

GPT-4.1, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.

How many benchmarks is the Nova 2 Lite vs GPT-4.1 comparison based on?

30 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova 2 Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and GPT-4.1's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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