Analysis Summary
Amazon Nova Premier 1.0 is a text-and-image model with a 1M context window, tool use, and function calling. Its long context and vision support are useful product features, but measured reasoning and coding results are limited. The listed input and output prices are high, so the model needs a clear quality advantage on a specific workflow to justify its use.
It may fit analysis over very large documents, visual document processing, or workflows where keeping extensive source material in one context is valuable. The reported long-context result is modest, however, so teams should test retrieval and synthesis quality on their own materials rather than relying on context capacity alone. It is not an obvious choice for routine high-volume content or coding.
Run focused comparisons against less expensive options before adoption. Reserve it for cases where the large context or vision capability demonstrably improves outcomes.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
Nova Premier 1.0 offers a 1M context window, vision, and tool calling, but its listed token prices are high and benchmark results are limited.
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DFO Verdict
Nova Premier 1.0 offers a 1M context window, vision, and tool calling, but its listed token prices are high and benchmark results are limited.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
12.7 Intelligence Index·17.3 Math Index
How Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 compares
Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 ranks #206 of 444 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 1M-token context window is larger than 82% of the models we list. At $2.50 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 13% 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 | $2.50 | $0.002500 |
| Output | $12.50 | $0.012500 |
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Frequently asked questions about Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0
How much does Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 cost?
Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $12.50 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0?
Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M).
What can Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 do?
Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0?
Amazon: Nova Premier 1.0 is developed by Amazon and was released on October 31, 2025.
Data sourced from the OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis, the Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard and our own internal testing. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: September 23, 2026 11:08 pm