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Nova Lite
Nova Lite is Amazon's lightweight multimodal model supporting text and image inputs with a 300K token context window for high-volume applications.
Context 300K
Tier Lightweight
Modalities text, image
Input from
$0.030 / 1M tokens
across 2 providers
API Pricing
Cheapest on Amazon AWS — 40% below avg| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|
| $0.030 | $0.120 | |
| $0.060 | $0.240 | |
| $0.060 | $0.240 |
Prices updated daily. Last check: Sep 8, 2026
Nova Lite pricing by provider
Input, output, and batch rates, plus alternatives, for one provider at a time.
Performance & Benchmarks
Source: Artificial Analysis →Intelligence
1.4 / 100
Math
7.0 / 100
Reasoning & Knowledge
- MMLU-Pro59.0%
- GPQA Diamond43.3%
- Humanity's Last Exam4.3%
Coding
- LiveCodeBench16.7%
Math
- AIME 20257.0%
- AIME10.7%
- MATH-50076.5%
Agentic & Tool Use
- Terminal-Bench Hard0.8%
- τ²-bench17.5%
Instruction & Long Context
- IFBench34.1%
- Long-Context Reasoning19.0%
Benchmarks measured Sep 2026. Scores are independent evaluations, not vendor-reported.
Model Details
General
- Creator
- Amazon
- Family
- Nova
- Tier
- Lightweight
- Context Window
- 300K
- Modalities
- Text, Image
Capabilities
- Tool Calling
- No
- Open Source
- No
Strengths & Limitations
Strengths
- 300K token context window allows processing of lengthy documents and multiple images
- Multimodal support handles both text and image inputs in single requests
- Lightweight architecture designed for high-volume, cost-effective deployment
- Part of Amazon's Nova family with consistent API integration
- Suitable for batch processing scenarios requiring basic multimodal understanding
- Lower computational requirements compared to flagship models in the family
Limitations
- No tool calling or function calling capabilities
- Proprietary model with weights not publicly available
- Limited reasoning capabilities compared to higher-tier models in Nova family
- Basic visual understanding may not handle complex image analysis tasks
- Lightweight tier means reduced capability for complex reasoning or advanced tasks
Key Features
•300K token context window
•Text and image input processing
•Multimodal understanding capabilities
•Streaming response support
•Batch processing optimization
•Amazon Web Services integration
•RESTful API access
•Lightweight model architecture
About Nova Lite
Nova Lite is Amazon's lightweight model in the Nova family, designed for cost-effective deployment across high-volume applications. As the entry-level offering in Amazon's Nova lineup, it provides essential capabilities while maintaining efficiency for large-scale use cases.
The model supports both text and image inputs with a substantial 300K token context window, enabling it to process lengthy documents and multiple images in a single request. Nova Lite handles standard language tasks and basic visual understanding, making it suitable for applications that require multimodal processing without the computational overhead of larger models.
Organizations typically deploy Nova Lite for content moderation, document processing, simple visual question answering, and other high-throughput scenarios where cost efficiency is prioritized over maximum capability. Its position as a lightweight model makes it an alternative to more resource-intensive options when basic multimodal functionality meets the use case requirements.
Common Use Cases
Nova Lite is designed for high-volume applications requiring basic multimodal capabilities at scale. Organizations use it for content moderation across text and images, simple document analysis with visual elements, basic visual question answering, and automated processing of mixed-media content. Its lightweight nature makes it suitable for applications like social media monitoring, simple product catalog processing, basic image captioning, and document classification tasks that involve both text and visual elements. The large context window enables processing of lengthy documents with embedded images, making it useful for report analysis, educational content processing, and similar scenarios where cost efficiency is more important than advanced reasoning capabilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Nova Lite cost per million tokens?
Nova Lite pricing varies by provider and usage patterns. Check the pricing table above for current rates across all providers offering this model.
What is Nova Lite best used for?
Nova Lite is best suited for high-volume applications requiring basic multimodal processing, such as content moderation, simple document analysis with images, basic visual question answering, and automated processing of mixed-media content where cost efficiency is prioritized over advanced capabilities.
How does Nova Lite compare to other models in the Nova family?
Nova Lite is the lightweight, entry-level model in Amazon's Nova family, offering basic multimodal capabilities with a 300K context window but without tool calling support. It provides cost-effective processing for high-volume use cases that don't require the advanced reasoning or complex capabilities of higher-tier Nova models.