Nova Lite
LegacyAffordableAmazon's previous fast multimodal model for everyday workloads.
Predecessor to Nova 2 Lite. Superseded by Nova 2 Lite.
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Nova Lite is somewhat expensive at $0.06/M tokens input and $0.24/M tokens output. The model supports vision/image input, a 300K context window.
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This model hasn't been evaluated by Artificial Analysis yet. Benchmark scores will appear once they're published.
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When was Nova Lite released?
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Nova Lite was released on December 5, 2024.
Who created Nova Lite?
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Nova Lite was created by Amazon.
How much does Nova Lite cost?
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Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input tokens and $0.24/M output tokens.
What is Nova Lite API pricing?
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The Nova Lite API is priced at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens. You can access Nova Lite through idapt.app alongside 200+ other AI models in one workspace.
Is Nova Lite a reasoning model?
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No, Nova Lite is not a reasoning model. It responds directly without an extended internal thinking step. For tasks requiring deep chain-of-thought reasoning, consider models like Claude, o-series from OpenAI, or Gemini Thinking.
Does Nova Lite support image or vision input?
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Yes, Nova Lite supports vision/image input. You can share images in your conversation and the model will analyze and respond based on their content.
Does Nova Lite support audio?
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No, Nova Lite does not support audio input.
What is the context window of Nova Lite?
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Nova Lite has a context window of 300K tokens, meaning it can process approximately 225,000 words of context at once.
Is Nova Lite open source?
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Nova Lite is a proprietary model developed by Amazon. The model weights and training data are not publicly available.
What is Nova Lite good at?
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Based on benchmark data, Nova Lite excels at: visual analysis and image understanding. It is Amazon's capable model suitable for a wide range of tasks.
Where can I use Nova Lite?
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You can chat with Nova Lite on idapt.app — no separate API key required. idapt is an AI workspace with 200+ models, agents, computers, and tasks. You can also access Nova Lite through Amazon's own API or platform.