Amazon Nova 2 Lite API Pricing
Amazon Nova 2 Lite is Amazon's price-performance Nova 2 tier for high-volume multimodal apps: text, image and video input with a 1M-token context. On Amazon Bedrock global cross-region inference it lists $0.30/M input and $2.50/M output. Single-region (Geo) inference is higher. Pulled from the Bedrock pricing page.
Run the numbers.
Live calculator pre-loaded with Nova 2 Lite global cross-region rates. Switch to single-region (Geo) numbers in the FAQ if your workload pins one region.
Real-world presets.
Codebase-scale migration
Reading 100-page contracts
Ticket triage
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This is a chars-per-token approximation, not a real tokenizer. Actual tokens vary by language, code density, and tool-call overhead — counts are typically ±10–20% off for English prose, more for code or non-Latin scripts. For exact billing, use the vendor's official tokenizer.
| Model | Input /M | Output /M | Effective blended | Context | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Nova 2 Lite Current | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.48 agentic 92/8, no cache | 1M | High-volume multimodal on AWS |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.30 cache $0.03 | $2.50 | $0.27 same list, has cache discount | 1M | Multimodal with prompt caching |
| GPT-5.4 mini | $0.75 cache $0.07 | $4.50 | $0.54 pricier frontier-mini | 400K | Lower-latency OpenAI subagents |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | $0.10 cache $0.01 | $0.40 | $0.06 cheaper budget tier | 1M | Cheapest Google multimodal |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | $0.14 cache $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.05 cheapest raw tokens | 1M | Bulk low-cost traffic |
Frequently asked.
Practical Amazon Nova 2 Lite pricing questions, with Bedrock's published rates kept separate from workload assumptions.
Q · 01 What is Amazon Nova 2 Lite priced at? +
$0.30/M input and $2.50/M output. Single-region (Geo) inference is higher at about $0.525/M and $4.375/M. Verified on the Bedrock pricing page 2026-07-11.Q · 02 What is the difference between global and Geo pricing? +
$0.30/$2.50). Single-region (Geo) pins one region for data-residency and is roughly 1.75x more expensive. This page uses the global rate as the baseline.Q · 03 Does Nova 2 Lite have a prompt-cache discount? +
$0.30/M) instead of assuming a discount. Bedrock does offer a Batch mode at roughly 50% of on-demand price.Q · 04 What context window does it support? +
1M-token context window and up to 64K output tokens, with text, image and video input, per its Bedrock model card.Q · 05 How does it compare with Gemini 2.5 Flash? +
$0.30/$2.50 token price but adds a cache-read discount, so its blended cost is lower. Nova 2 Lite's edge is native AWS hosting, data residency and Bedrock integration.