Nox Vela 2 (Retired)

Retired everyday model · Released in Nox: September 23, 2026 · Page last updated: November 10, 2026

Retired — the Nox 2 everyday model, continued as Vela 2.1

Vela 2 was the everyday model of the Nox 2 generation and the one available on every plan, including Free. It ran on a 30-billion-parameter hybrid mixture-of-experts engine that activates 3 billion parameters per token, with a roughly 262,000-token context window. On October 22, 2026 the Vela 2 name was retired and the same model continued as Nox Vela 2.1, at the same price.

Vela 2 was built on every previous Vela with higher accuracy at the same speed, keeping latency low enough that replies landed in roughly the time the question took to read.

The engine combines Mamba sequence layers with Transformer attention in a mixture-of-experts design: 30 billion total parameters with 3 billion active per token, with configurable reasoning behavior.

Its context window is roughly 262,000 tokens. Vela itself is text-only; when a photo was attached, Nox handled it automatically with a compatible vision model. It carried the family's shared tools: inline charts, connected-app actions, and consent-gated live web access with cited sources.

The Vela 2 name was retired on October 22, 2026 with the Nox 2.1 generation. Nox Vela 2.1 is the same engine at the same price; nothing changed for users beyond the name.

Capabilities

• Fast replies from a 3-billion-active-parameter hybrid Mamba-Transformer mixture-of-experts engine
• Configurable built-in reasoning behavior
• ~262,000-token context window
• Consent-gated live web access with every source cited

Model details

• Architecture — Hybrid Mamba-Transformer mixture-of-experts — 30 billion parameters total, 3 billion active per token
• Context window — ~262,000 tokens
• Released — September 23, 2026
• Status — Name retired on October 22, 2026 — continued as Nox Vela 2.1 (same engine, same price)

Availability: Retired on October 22, 2026 — continued as Nox Vela 2.1, since replaced by Nox Vela 2.5.

Nox Vela 2 was retired on October 22, 2026. Continued as Nox Vela 2.1 (same engine, same price), since replaced by Nox Vela 2.5.

Nox Vela 2 — frequently asked questions

What is Nox Vela 2?

Nox Vela 2 was Nox's everyday model, retired on October 22, 2026. Vela 2 was the everyday model of the Nox 2 generation and the one available on every plan, including Free. It ran on a 30-billion-parameter hybrid mixture-of-experts engine that activates 3 billion parameters per token, with a roughly 262,000-token context window. On October 22, 2026 the Vela 2 name was retired and the same model continued as Nox Vela 2.1, at the same price.

What could Nox Vela 2 do?

Nox Vela 2's capabilities: Fast replies from a 3-billion-active-parameter hybrid Mamba-Transformer mixture-of-experts engine; Configurable built-in reasoning behavior; ~262,000-token context window; Consent-gated live web access with every source cited.

What architecture does Nox Vela 2 use?

Architecture: Hybrid Mamba-Transformer mixture-of-experts — 30 billion parameters total, 3 billion active per token

How large is Nox Vela 2's context window?

Context window: ~262,000 tokens

Is Nox Vela 2 still available?

No. Nox Vela 2 was retired on October 22, 2026 and is no longer part of the Nox lineup. Continued as Nox Vela 2.1 (same engine, same price), since replaced by Nox Vela 2.5.

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