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Amazon Nova 2 Lite

GA

Current-gen Nova 2 cost-efficient multimodal reasoning model (text, image, video input; text output). GA, Lifecycle: Active. Announced at re:Invent 2025. 1M context, 64K max output, knowledge cutoff Oct 2025. Extended thinking (low/medium/high), built-in code interpreter + web grounding, remote MCP tools. Model IDs: amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0; geo us./eu./jp.; global.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0. Prices verified 2026-07-27 against the AWS Price List API (public, keyless): pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonBedrock/current/us-east-1/index.json, version 20260723233555 (2026-07-23). AWS publishes Nova 2 pricing ONLY under "Global Cross-region Inference", Standard tier: SKUs USE1-Nova2.0Lite-input-tokens-cross-region-global $0.0003/1K, -output-tokens-cross-region-global $0.0025/1K, -cache-read-...-cross-region-global $0.000075/1K (= 25% of input). The in-region SKU is 10% higher ($0.33/$2.75 per M) but is not the published headline rate. Cache write $0.00; Batch = 50%; Flex = 50%; Priority = 175%.

Amazon Nova 2 Lite by Amazon costs $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens ($0.85/1M blended), with a 1M (1.000.000-token) context window. It is generally available (GA), with a knowledge cutoff of Oct 2025.

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

Provider
Amazon
Status
GA
Input price
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.50 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.075 / 1M tokens
Blended price
$0.85 / 1M tokens
Context window
1.000.000 tokens (1M)
Max output
64.000 tokens
Modality
text, image, video
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
2025-10
Released
2 Dec 2025
API string
amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0

Source: Amazon official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Amazon Nova 2 Lite — questions & answers

How much does Amazon Nova 2 Lite cost?

Amazon Nova 2 Lite is priced at $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens ($0.85/1M blended at a 3:1 input-to-output ratio), with cached input at $0.075 per 1M tokens.

What is the context window of Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

Amazon Nova 2 Lite has a 1.000.000-token context window (1M), with up to 64.000 output tokens per request.

Is Amazon Nova 2 Lite deprecated?

No — Amazon Nova 2 Lite is generally available (GA) and not currently scheduled for deprecation or retirement in our tracker.

Does Amazon Nova 2 Lite support image or vision input?

Yes — Amazon Nova 2 Lite accepts image input. Listed modalities: text, image, video.

Can I self-host Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

No — Amazon Nova 2 Lite is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through Amazon's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for Amazon Nova 2 Lite?

The API model identifier for Amazon Nova 2 Lite is "amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0" when calling Amazon's API.

What is Amazon Nova 2 Lite's knowledge cutoff?

Amazon Nova 2 Lite's training knowledge cutoff is Oct 2025.