K-EXAONE-236B-A23B vs Nova Lite Comparison

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

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K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Input tokens$0.60

Output tokens$1.00

Best providerUnknown Organization

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.

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Input32,768 tokens

Output32,768 tokens

Nova Lite

Input300,000 tokens

Output2,048 tokens

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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

2 months ago

1.1yr newer

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.3 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. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.