Nova Lite 1.0

Amazon chatvisiontool_use Long

API ID: amazon/nova-lite-v1

Input Price
$0.06
/1M tokens
Output Price
$0.24
/1M tokens

About Nova Lite 1.0

Nova Lite is Amazon's efficient multimodal model, providing cost-effective AI capability for high-volume applications. As the lightweight variant of Nova, it delivers good performance on general tasks while optimizing for speed and cost. The model supports text and image inputs, enabling multimodal applications without premium pricing. Nova Lite excels at straightforward tasks including content classification, basic analysis, and conversational AI. It features fast inference suitable for real-time applications and integrates with AWS services through Bedrock. For enterprises seeking affordable multimodal AI within the AWS ecosystem, Nova Lite provides accessible entry to Amazon's AI offerings. It's particularly valuable for high-volume applications, initial processing stages, and scenarios where cost optimization is critical.

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Price Ranking
#628 lowest price among 950 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
300k
Max Output
5k
Release Date
2024-12-05
Capabilities
chat vision tool_use
Input Modalities
textimage
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

๐Ÿ’ฐ Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$0.10
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$3.06
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each

Amazon Model Lineup

Compare all models from Amazon to find the best fit

Model Input Output Context Capabilities
Nova Lite 1.0 Current $0.06 $0.24 300k chat vision tool_use
Nova Micro 1.0 $0.04 $0.14 128k chat tool_use
Nova 2 Lite $0.30 $2.50 1.0M chat vision video
Nova Pro 1.0 $0.80 $3.20 300k chat vision tool_use
Nova Premier 1.0 $2.50 $12.50 1.0M chat vision tool_use

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๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

Get started with Nova Lite 1.0 API

OpenAI-compatible SDK
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="amazon/nova-lite-v1",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)