Nova 2 Lite
by Amazon · amazon/nova-2-lite-v1 · #166 cheapest of 325 paid models
Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC · refreshed hourly
Nova 2 Lite is a fast, cost-effective reasoning model for everyday workloads that can process text, images, and videos to generate text. Nova 2 Lite demonstrates standout capabilities in processing...
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Pricing
Input
$0.30
per 1M tokens
Output
$2.50
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$0.85
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
—
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
—
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for Nova 2 Lite (no cache-read rate published — hits billed as normal input).
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.85 | $0.0331 | — |
| 50% | $0.85 | $0.0331 | −0% |
| 90% | $0.85 | $0.0331 | −0% |
*Example: 100K sticky context + 2K new input + 1K output. Batch discount is an approximate 50% off list rates (available for OpenAI / Anthropic / Google — not flagged for this creator). Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.
What a request costs
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Cost / 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat message | 500 | 300 | $0.0009 | $0.9 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.0049 | $4.90 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.014 | $14.00 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.0575 | $57.50 |
Performance
Intelligence Index
18.2
AA composite quality
Coding Index
23
Math Index
—
Agentic Index
3.1
Output speed
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median
Time to first token
—
median
Time to first answer
—
after reasoning tokens
Specs
Context window
1M
tokens
Max output
66K
tokens
Input modalities
text, image, video, file
Tokenizer
Nova