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Migrate off Amazon Nova Premier

Deprecated

Amazon Nova Premier is deprecated and shuts down on 14 Sep 2026. Amazon's official replacement is Amazon Nova 2 Lite. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) at $0.15 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusDeprecatedAmazon
Shutdown date14 Sep 2026plan ahead
Official replacementAmazon Nova 2 Lite$0.85 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)$0.15 /M blended
What changes

Amazon Nova Premier → Amazon Nova 2 Lite

Moving to Amazon Nova 2 Lite means 5.9× cheaper ($5 → $0.85 /1M blended).

SpecAmazon Nova PremierAmazon Nova 2 Lite
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M$5$0.85
Input / output /1M$2.50 / $12.50$0.3 / $2.50
Context window1M1M
Max output25.00064.000
Modalitytext, image, videotext, image, video
Knowledge cutoffOct 2024Oct 2025

API string was amazon.nova-premier-v1:0 → switch to amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0. See Amazon Nova 2 Lite's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Amazon Nova Premier

Generally-available models that match Amazon Nova Premier's capabilities (and at least half its 1M context), ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
Qwen3.5-Flash
Alibaba
$0.175$0.1 / $0.41M
Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)
Meta
$0.262$0.15 / $0.61M
FAQ

Migrating off Amazon Nova Premier

What replaces Amazon Nova Premier?

Amazon's recommended migration for Amazon Nova Premier is Amazon Nova 2 Lite. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) at $0.15/1M blended.

When is Amazon Nova Premier shut down?

Amazon Nova Premier is deprecated and scheduled to shut down on 14 Sep 2026. Migrate before that date to avoid a 404.

What is the cheapest alternative to Amazon Nova Premier?

Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Amazon Nova Premier's capabilities, at $0.1 per 1M input and $0.3 per 1M output tokens ($0.15/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Amazon Nova Premier's full spec sheet →