Nova 2
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Published
- 2 December 2025
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Language, Vision, Multimodal
- Task
- Chat, Reasoning, Multimodal understanding, Code generation, Agentic tasks, Speech
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- API access
- Training code
- Unreleased
Available via Amazon Bedrock, Nova 2 Pro noted as Preview/Early access in AWS announcements.
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Record confidence
- Confident
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Announcing Amazon Nova 2 foundation models now available in Amazon Bedrock
- Last updated
- 15 January 2026
What the numbers mean
Where it came from
Nova 2 was published by Amazon Web Services (AWS), in December 2025.
It works in Language, Vision, Multimodal, and is recorded as doing chat, Reasoning, Multimodal understanding, Code generation, Agentic tasks, Speech.
Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.
Answers
Nova 2 — common questions
Who created Nova 2?
Nova 2 was published by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
When was Nova 2 released?
Nova 2 was published in December 2025.
What is Nova 2 used for?
Nova 2 works in Language, Vision, Multimodal, and is recorded as handling chat, Reasoning, Multimodal understanding, Code generation, Agentic tasks, Speech. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
What GPU do I need to run Nova 2?
None. Nova 2 is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is Nova 2 open source?
No. Nova 2 has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does Nova 2 have?
No parameter count has been published for Nova 2, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
The other direction
Looking at it from the other side?
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