AmazonNova Lite 1.0 pricing
$0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.24 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.04¢ per chat answer and 0.14¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Nova Lite 1.0 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.04¢$0.38 / 1,000 | 85 in · 669 out · 909 reasoning | 44 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.02¢$0.18 / 1,000 | 316 in · 95 out · 587 reasoning | 48 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥0.38¢$3.85 / 1,000 | 101 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 107 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥0.39¢$3.86 / 1,000 | 335 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 122 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.04¢$0.39 / 1,000 | 1,346 in · 1,132 out · 136 reasoning | 23 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.05¢$0.48 / 1,000 | 754 in · 651 out · 1,159 reasoning | 49 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.14¢$1.40 / 1,000 | 12,742 in · 486 out · 2,141 reasoning | 35 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.05¢$0.55 / 1,000 | 486 in · 544 out · 1,617 reasoning | 56 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥0.42¢$4.21 / 1,000 | 6,174 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 55 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.09¢$0.90 / 1,000 | 3,643 in · 946 out · 1,912 reasoning | 45 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.21¢$2.10 / 1,000 | 1,420 in · 518 out · 7,879 reasoning | 72 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥0.41¢$4.12 / 1,000 | 4,734 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 63 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.06¢$0.64 / 1,000 | 171 in · 393 out · 2,225 reasoning | 58 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 15¢$155 / 1,000 | 2,194,987 in · 14,715 out · 80,850 reasoning | 78 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Nova Lite 1.0 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amazon Bedrockunknown | $0.06 / $0.24 | - | 300K | 100% |
Amazon Bedrockunknown | $0.06 / $0.24 | - | 300K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Dec 11, 2024 at $0.06 input / $0.24 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Nova Lite 1.0 cost?
Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per 1 million input tokens and $0.24 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.04¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.14¢.
Where is Nova Lite 1.0 cheapest?
Among 2 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Amazon Bedrock: $0.06 input and $0.24 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Nova Lite 1.0 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Nova Lite 1.0 was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Amazon. Real usage can differ.