Model Comparison

Nova Lite vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Nova Lite is 1.8x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Nova Lite outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFEval), while Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (LVBench, MMLU).

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Lite costs less

For input processing, Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens) is 1.3x cheaper than Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct ($0.08/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens) is 2.1x cheaper than Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct 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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Amazon
Nova Lite
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerAWS Bedrock
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.08
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerNovita
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Nova Lite and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nova Lite is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20, while Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is 10 months newer than Nova Lite.

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

7 months ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Nova Lite is available from Bedrock. Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is available from Novita, DeepInfra.

Nova Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.08/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.69/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher IFEval score (89.7% vs 83.7%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Higher LVBench score (58.0% vs 40.4%)
Higher MMLU score (80.7% vs 80.5%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Amazon
Nova Lite
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Nova Lite vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Nova Lite is made by Amazon and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%. Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.1%, ScreenSpot: 94.4%, OCRBench: 89.6%, AI2D: 85.7%, MMBench-V1.1: 85.0%.
Nova Lite is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via bedrock. Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct costs $0.08/M input and $0.50/M output via novita.
Nova Lite supports 300K tokens and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (300K vs 131K), input pricing ($0.06 vs $0.08/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Nova Lite is developed by Amazon and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.