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Nova Lite 1.0 vs MiniMax M2.7

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Nova Lite 1.0 wins:

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

MiniMax M2.7 wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Nova Lite 1.0
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.7
Context Window
Nova Lite 1.0
Speed
Nova Lite 1.0

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureNova Lite 1.0MiniMax M2.7
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyNova Lite 1.0MiniMax M2.7
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorAmazonMinimax
ReleasedDec 2024Mar 2026

Nova Lite 1.0 Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

MiniMax M2.7 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nova Lite 1.0 has cheaper input pricing at $0.06/M tokens. Nova Lite 1.0 has cheaper output pricing at $0.24/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 41.9, compared to Nova Lite 1.0's score of 5.1.
Nova Lite 1.0 has a 300,000 token context window, while MiniMax M2.7 has a 204,800 token context window.
Nova Lite 1.0 supports vision. MiniMax M2.7 does not support vision.