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Nova Lite vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing Nova Lite and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Amazon · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nova Lite and Qwen4-Max-Preview trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Nova Lite

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output

Choose Qwen4-Max-Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nova Lite
Amazon
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$0.06 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.24 / M
— / M
Context window
300,000
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Individual benchmarks

27 reported for Nova Lite · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

Nova Lite and Qwen4-Max-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Lite specifies input context (300,000 tokens). Only Nova Lite specifies output context (2,048 tokens).

Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nova Lite and Qwen4-Max-Preview support multimodal inputs.

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

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen4-Max-Preview

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.

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 24 months newer than Nova Lite.

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

2.0 years ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

2.0yr 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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nova Lite and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nova Lite
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Nova Lite vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, Nova Lite or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Nova Lite (Amazon) and Qwen4-Max-Preview (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Nova Lite compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Nova Lite and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Nova Lite supports 300K tokens and Qwen4-Max-Preview supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Nova Lite and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Nova Lite is developed by Amazon and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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