Amazon model product
Nova 2 Sonic
Amazon Nova 2 Sonic is Amazon's second-generation speech-to-speech foundation model for real-time conversational AI.
Updated Aug 12, 2026. Default version: Nova 2 Sonic
LLMBoard score15.7Nova 2 Sonic
Coverage40%3 benchmark families
Context window1MTokens
Official input priceN/AOfficial price unavailable
Nova 2 Sonic Specifications
Technical details for the model's default version.
- Version
- Nova 2 Sonic
- Released
- Dec 2, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
- Parameters
- N/A
- Context window
- 1M
- Max output
- 65.5K
- Inputs
- audio, text
- Outputs
- audio, text
- Open weights
- No
- License
- Proprietary
Nova 2 Sonic Capability Profile
This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.
Nova 2 Sonic Benchmark Results
Benchmark scores for Nova 2 Sonic.
| Big Bench Audio | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | C | |
| ComplexFuncBench | 0.7 | 3 | 7 | 66.7% | C | |
| BFCL | 0.7 | 4 | 11 | 70.0% | C | |
| IFBench | 0.4 | 28 | 29 | 3.6% | C |
Nova 2 Sonic Arena Results
Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.
No Arena results
The default version does not have a matching Arena result yet.
Nova 2 Sonic Pricing
Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.
- Official API
- N/A
- Official provider
- N/A
- Lowest third-party
- N/A
- Tracked offerings
- 0
No provider prices
The default version has no current input or output token prices.
Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.
Nova 2 Sonic Versions
Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.
| Nova 2 Sonic | 15.7 | N/A | 1M | 65.5K | No | Proprietary |
What is Nova 2 Sonic?
Key information about Nova 2 Sonic and its available data.
Amazon Nova 2 Sonic is Amazon's second-generation speech-to-speech foundation model for real-time conversational AI. 5 Flash Live on conversational quality in human evaluations.
It supports asynchronous tool calling, configurable turn-taking, and seamless switching between voice and text modalities for low-latency interactions.
Data as of 2026-08-11.
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FAQ
Common questions about Nova 2 Sonic.
When was Nova 2 Sonic released?
Nova 2 Sonic's default version was released on Dec 2, 2025.
How much does Nova 2 Sonic cost?
No official standard PAYG price is currently available for Nova 2 Sonic.
Who created Nova 2 Sonic?
Nova 2 Sonic was created by Amazon.
What is the context window for Nova 2 Sonic?
The default version has a 1M token context window.
Is Nova 2 Sonic open weight?
No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.
How many API providers offer Nova 2 Sonic?
No provider offering is currently linked to the default version.
What models should I compare Nova 2 Sonic with?
Nearby ranked alternatives include Mistral Small 3.2 24B, Mistral Large 3, Gemma 3 27B.