Which is cheaper, Gemini Flash-Lite Latest or Nova 2 Lite?

Neither: both run at $3.40 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Gemini Flash-Lite Latest: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $3.40 is the number to beat. Nova 2 Lite: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $3.40 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. One provider sells both: NanoGPT. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.

Which holds more context?

Gemini Flash-Lite Latest, at 1M tokens against 1M.

Gemini Flash-Lite Latest vs Nova 2 Lite.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Gemini Flash-Lite Latest takes 1 of 5 rounds against Nova 2 Lite. Both cost $3.40 per million tokens to run.

Googlewins 1 rounds

Gemini Flash-Lite Latest

$3.40/M tokens

Google list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.33 per 1,000 pages

1M context · tool calling · reads images

Amazon

Nova 2 Lite

$3.40/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.33 per 1,000 pages

1M context · tool calling · reads images

List price in (lower wins)

$0.30/M

List price out (lower wins)

$2.50/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$3.40/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.33

Context

1M tokens

Open weights

not stated

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

21 Jul 2026

2 Dec 2025

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

OpenRouter

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 1

NanoGPT$3.40 / $5.78

Gemini Flash-Lite Latest then Nova 2 Lite, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Nova 2 LiteNous Portal$0.24 / $2 $0.30 / $2.5025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gemini Flash-Lite Latest or Nova 2 Lite?: Neither: both run at $3.40 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Gemini Flash-Lite Latest: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $3.40 is the number to beat. Nova 2 Lite: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $3.40 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. One provider sells both: NanoGPT. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
Which holds more context?: Gemini Flash-Lite Latest, at 1M tokens against 1M.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.