Model Comparison

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B vs Nova Lite

Comparing K-EXAONE-236B-A23B and Nova Lite across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B and Nova Lite don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Lite costs less

For input processing, K-EXAONE-236B-A23B ($0.60/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, K-EXAONE-236B-A23B ($1.00/1M tokens) is 4.2x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, K-EXAONE-236B-A23B is more expensive than Nova Lite.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Apr 15 2026 • llm-stats.com
LG AI Research
K-EXAONE-236B-A23B
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to K-EXAONE-236B-A23B's 32,768 tokens. K-EXAONE-236B-A23B can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

LG AI Research
K-EXAONE-236B-A23B
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
Wed Apr 15 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas K-EXAONE-236B-A23B does not.

Nova Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B was released on 2025-12-31, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B is 14 months newer than Nova Lite.

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Dec 31, 2025

3 months ago

1.1yr newer
Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-10-01, while Nova Lite's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm K-EXAONE-236B-A23B's training data extends to 2025-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nova Lite's cutoff date.

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Oct 2025

Nova Lite

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Provider Availability

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B is available from FriendliAI. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock.

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

friendli logo
Unknown Organization
Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M

Nova Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

LG AI Research
Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
LG AI Research
K-EXAONE-236B-A23B
Amazon
Nova Lite

FAQ

Common questions about K-EXAONE-236B-A23B vs Nova Lite

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B (LG AI Research) and Nova Lite (Amazon) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
K-EXAONE-236B-A23B scores AIME 2025: 92.8%, MMMLU: 85.7%, MMLU-Pro: 83.8%, LiveCodeBench v6: 80.7%, t2-bench: 73.2%. Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.
Nova Lite is 10.0x cheaper for input tokens. K-EXAONE-236B-A23B costs $0.60/M input and $1.00/M output via friendli. Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via bedrock.
K-EXAONE-236B-A23B supports 33K tokens and Nova Lite supports 300K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (33K vs 300K), input pricing ($0.60 vs $0.06/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
K-EXAONE-236B-A23B is developed by LG AI Research and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.