Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0
Analysis Summary
Amazon Nova Lite 1.0 is a compact multimodal model with text and image input, a 300K context window, tool use, and function calling. Its measured profile indicates limited reasoning depth, but the combination of broad API support, large context, and very low pricing is well suited to scalable business automation. It can process substantial reference material without requiring a premium model for every request.
Useful agency workloads include SEO metadata, content classification, document extraction, image-aware tagging, brief parsing, and high-volume workflow routing. It is not the right choice for difficult strategic reasoning, advanced coding, or polished creative work without review. Constrained prompts, structured outputs, and escalation rules can help maintain consistency across bulk operations.
Adopt Nova Lite as a volume and multimodal utility tier. Reserve stronger models for high-stakes editorial and reasoning tasks.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
Nova Lite 1.0 delivers multimodal input, a 300K context window, tool use, and function calling at very low pricing, making it a strong volume option for structured content and document automation.
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DFO Verdict
Nova Lite 1.0 delivers multimodal input, a 300K context window, tool use, and function calling at very low pricing, making it a strong volume option for structured content and document automation.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
6.7 Intelligence Index·7 Math Index
How Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 compares
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 ranks #336 of 439 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 300K-token context window is larger than 71% of the models we list. At $0.06 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 74% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.06 | $0.000060 |
| Output | $0.24 | $0.000240 |
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamAbout Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0
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Frequently asked questions about Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0
How much does Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 cost?
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0?
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 has a context window of 300,000 tokens (300K).
What can Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 do?
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0?
Amazon: Nova Lite 1.0 is developed by Amazon and was released on December 5, 2024.