Nova Lite 1.0
$0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.24 per 1M output tokens · 300K context · vision, tools.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Nova Lite 1.0 costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $41.76 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $7.20 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $27.36 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.702 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $64.80 |
Price history
We started tracking Nova Lite 1.0 on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Nova Lite 1.0: 2 providers
Amazon Bedrock is the cheapest at $0.06 input / $0.24 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Uptime | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.24 | 300K | 100% | — |
| Amazon Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.24 | 300K | 98.6% | — |
Cheaper alternatives to Nova Lite 1.0
Models with the same tool calling, image input for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Gemma 3 12B | $0.05 | $0.15 | 131K | visiontoolsJSONopen weights |
| Qwen3.7 Flash Qwen | $0.03 | $0.13 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| GLM Flash Latest ~Z AI | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
How to pay less for Nova Lite 1.0
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $41.76 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $24.94 (60%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Nova Lite 1.0.
Specifications
| Model ID | amazon/nova-lite-v1 |
| Input | text, image |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | No |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | No |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-10-31 |
| Released | Dec 5, 2024 |
FAQ
- How much does Nova Lite 1.0 cost?
- $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Nova Lite 1.0?
- 300K tokens, with up to 5K output tokens per response.
- Does Nova Lite 1.0 support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: no. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Nova Lite 1.0?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Gemma 3 12B ($0.05 / $0.15), Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 / $0.13).
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