 Llama Guard 4 12B |  Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Meta | Amazon |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 163.8K tokens | 1M tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | Not specified tokens | 65.5K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | April 30, 2025 10 months ago April 30th, 2025 | December 2, 2025 3 months ago December 2nd, 2025 |
Llama Guard 4 12B | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 🖼️Image📝Text | 📝Text🖼️Image🎬Video📁File |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Other | Nova |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation | ✓Function CallingStructured Output✓Reasoning Mode✓Content Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Proprietary |
| Llama Guard 4 12B | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.18 per million tokens | $0.30 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens | $0.18 per million tokens | $2.50 per million tokens |
| Llama Guard 4 12B | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
MMLU Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science | Benchmark not available. | Benchmark not available. |
MMMU Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains | Benchmark not available. | Benchmark not available. |
HellaSwag Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations | Benchmark not available. | Benchmark not available. |
Llama Guard 4 12B by Meta understands both text and images, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 163.8K token context window. Very affordable at $0.18/M input and $0.18/M output tokens. Released April 30th, 2025.Nova 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.Compare your models with top performers across different categories
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