Nova Lite
Summary
Nova Lite is a proprietary language model from Amazon, released on 3 Dec 2024. It accepts text, images, video and PDFs and generates text, with a 300K-token context window and up to 10K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens (Amazon Bedrock), across 2 providers we track.
Efficient model for low-latency assistance, extraction, and routine automation
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Amazon |
|---|---|
| Release date | 3 Dec 2024 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 300K (300,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 10K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Oct 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text, images, video and PDFs [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
Nova Lite API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Bedrock us.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | $0.06 | $0.24 | $0.01 | 300K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Amazon Bedrock amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | $0.06 | $0.24 | $0.01 | 300K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway amazon/nova-lite | $0.06 | $0.24 | $0.01 | 300K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Amazon Bedrock apac.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | $0.06 | $0.25 | $0.02 | 300K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Amazon Bedrock ca.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | $0.06 | $0.26 | $0.02 | 300K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Amazon Bedrock eu.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | $0.07 | $0.28 | $0.02 | 300K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Nova Lite?
Nova Lite has a context window of 300,000 tokens (300K) and can generate up to 10,000 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Nova Lite API cost?
Nova Lite is listed from $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens (Amazon Bedrock). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Nova Lite open source?
No. Nova Lite is a proprietary model; Amazon has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Amazon Bedrock, Vercel AI Gateway.
When was Nova Lite released?
Amazon released Nova Lite on 3 Dec 2024, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer Nova Lite?
We track Nova Lite on 2 providers: Amazon Bedrock, Vercel AI Gateway.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.
Sources
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/amazon/nova-lite.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/amazon-bedrock/models/us.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/amazon-bedrock/models/amazon.nova-lite-v1:0.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/amazon-bedrock/models/apac.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/amazon-bedrock/models/ca.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/amazon-bedrock/models/eu.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0.toml