Nova 2.0 Lite (high) API Pricing
Amazon · released 2025-10-29 · merges 3 reasoning-effort tiers
Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: Nova 2.0 Lite (high), Nova 2.0 Lite (medium), Nova 2.0 Lite (low).
Pricing
0.030¢ / 1K
0.250¢ / 1K
0.085¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.09¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.245¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0175 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0140 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $27.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.30) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $2.50).
Benchmarks
#196 of 533
#134 of 197
#12 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 12.9 | $0.095 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 11.1 | $0.107 |
| GPT-5 nano (high) | 13.0 | $0.138 |
| Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) | 14.2 | $0.15 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) | 13.6 | $0.85 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | 13.5 | $0.865 |
| Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker | 13.4 | — |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (high) | 13.4 | $0.85 |
| Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) | 13.4 | $1.30 |
| EXAONE 4.5 33B | 13.2 | — |
| Command A+ | 13.1 | — |
More from Amazon
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) | 14.2 | $3.438 |
| Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) | 13.6 | $0.85 |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) | 10.0 | $3.438 |
| Nova Premier | 9.2 | $5.00 |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (Non-reasoning) | 8.7 | $0.85 |
| Nova 2.0 Omni (Non-reasoning) | 8.2 | $0.85 |
| Nova Pro | 7.0 | $1.40 |
| Nova Lite | 6.7 | $0.105 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Nova 2.0 Lite (high)?
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) is developed by Amazon, released 2025-10-29.
How much does Nova 2.0 Lite (high) cost per million tokens?
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens ($0.85 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Nova 2.0 Lite (high) rank on benchmarks?
Nova 2.0 Lite (high) scores 13.4 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #196 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Nova 2.0 Lite (high)?
Yes — Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (13.1) at $0.06/1M blended, versus $0.85/1M for Nova 2.0 Lite (high).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Nova 2.0 Lite (high) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.