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Cohere
Cohere

Nova 2 Lite vs Command R+ (08-2024)

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Nova 2 Lite wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

Command R+ (08-2024) wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Nova 2 Lite
Benchmark Advantage
Nova 2 Lite
Context Window
Nova 2 Lite
Speed
Nova 2 Lite

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureNova 2 LiteCommand R+ (08-2024)
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyNova 2 LiteCommand R+ (08-2024)
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorAmazonCohere
ReleasedDec 2025Aug 2024

Nova 2 Lite Modalities

Input
textimagevideofile
Output
text

Command R+ (08-2024) Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Nova 2 Lite has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. Nova 2 Lite has cheaper output pricing at $2.50/M tokens.
Nova 2 Lite has a 1,000,000 token context window, while Command R+ (08-2024) has a 128,000 token context window.
Nova 2 Lite supports vision. Command R+ (08-2024) does not support vision.