amazon-nova-lite pricing
amazon-nova-lite costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.80 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $3.60. The cheapest comparable alternative is qwen-3-max at $0.60 per 1M output tokens.
amazon-nova-lite is priced at $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.80 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 140 ms to first token and about 120 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $0.20 · Output $0.80 · Output/input ratio 4.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $1.00
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $3.60
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $36.00
Cheaper alternatives to amazon-nova-lite
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- llama-3.3-70b — $0.60/1M output (25% cheaper)
- gemini-2.5-flash — $0.60/1M output (25% cheaper)
- titan-text-express — $0.60/1M output (25% cheaper)
- qwen-3-max — $0.60/1M output (25% cheaper)
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Frequently asked questions
How much does amazon-nova-lite cost per million tokens?
$0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.80 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does amazon-nova-lite cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, amazon-nova-lite costs about $3.60. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $36.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to amazon-nova-lite?
Yes. llama-3.3-70b at $0.60/1M output, gemini-2.5-flash at $0.60/1M output, titan-text-express at $0.60/1M output, qwen-3-max at $0.60/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is amazon-nova-lite?
Roughly 140 ms to first token and about 120 output tokens per second.