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Grok 4.1 Fast vs Nova 2 Lite (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Grok 4.1 Fast vs. Nova 2 Lite
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Overview

Grok 4.1 Fast was released 13 days before Nova 2 Lite.
Grok 4.1 FastGrok 4.1 Fast
Nova 2 LiteNova 2 Lite
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
XAI logoXAI
Amazon logoAmazon
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
2M
tokens
1M
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
30K
tokens
65.5K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
November 19th, 2025
December 2nd, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Grok 4.1 Fast
Nova 2 Lite
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text🖼️Image
📝Text🖼️Image🎬Video📁File
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
GrokNova
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation

Pricing

Grok 4.1 Fast is roughly 0.7x less expensive compared to Nova 2 Lite for input tokens and roughly 0.2x less expensive for output tokens.
Grok 4.1 FastGrok 4.1 Fast
Nova 2 LiteNova 2 Lite
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.20
per million tokens
$0.30
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$0.50
per million tokens
$2.50
per million tokens

Benchmarks

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Grok 4.1 FastGrok 4.1 Fast
Nova 2 LiteNova 2 Lite
MMLU
Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science
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MMMU
Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains
Benchmark not available.
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HellaSwag
Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Grok 4.1 Fast and Nova 2 Lite unique.
XAI logoGrok 4.1 Fast by XAI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 2M token context window. Very affordable at $0.20/M input and $0.50/M output tokens. Released November 19th, 2025.
Amazon logoNova 2 Lite by Amazon understands both text and images, analyzes video, can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.30/M input and $2.50/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released December 2nd, 2025.

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