Nova Lite 1.0 API

Nova Lite 1.0 on AIMLAPI.

Modalities
Image, TextText
In / Out price
$0.0635/$0.2539per 1M
Context window
300K tokens
Released
Dec 5, 2024

Nova Lite 1.0 overview

The pelican test: one prompt, every text model, unedited SVG output from Nov 3, 2026.

SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle, written by Nova Lite 1.0 through AI/ML API

Nova Lite 1.0 specs

Model ID
amazon/nova-lite-v1
Developer
Amazon
Context window
300,000 tokens
Max output
5,120 tokens
Input
Image, Text
Output
Text
API
OpenAI-compatible, base URL https://api.aimlapi.com/v1

Coding and code review
Generate, debug, and review code across languages, reading whole files or repos in a single prompt.

Agentic and multi-step workflows
Reliable tool-calling and instruction-following suit agent loops that plan, call tools, and iterate.

Complex reasoning
Extended reasoning improves reliability on multi-step math, logic, and technical analysis.

Long-document analysis
Summarize and extract from contracts, papers, and reports without aggressive chunking.

Use cases

Interactive chat interfaces, retrieval-augmented generation systems, agentic applications, video analysis, and UI workflow automation are documented use cases for Amazon Nova Lite.

It is also documented as suitable for interactive agents that need to orchestrate multiple tool calls simultaneously.

Another documented use case is document analysis, along with visual question answering on text, images, and video inputs.

Amazon also describes it as suitable for reasoning across text, documents, charts, images, and videos, including agentic workflows that use RAG, API execution, and UI actuation.

Capabilities

  • Function calling
  • Reasoning
  • Streaming
  • Structured outputs
  • Web search

Nova Lite 1.0 benchmarks by Artificial Analysis

See how Nova Lite 1.0 compares in generation speed and latency. Data retrieved Nov 3, 2026.

Speed

Output tokens / second

Benchmark results

Compare 13 models available on AI/ML API across 5 independent benchmarks.

Humanity's Last Exam

Expert-written questions across academic subjects.

Nova Lite 1.0 API pricing

Nova Lite 1.0 pricing in US dollars
UsagePriceUnit
Input$0.06351M tokens
Output$0.25391M tokens

Prices from the AI/ML API price list, checked on Nov 4, 2026.

Nova Lite 1.0 vs other models: token prices

AI/ML API input and output rates for 5 models, per million tokens.

AI/ML API model prices in USD per million tokens
ModelInputOutput
Nova Lite 1.0$0.0635$0.2539
Nova Micro 1.0$0.037$0.1481
Llama Guard 2 (8B)$0.26$0.26
Nova 2 Lite$0.3174$2.65
Nova Pro 1.0$0.8464$3.39

How to use the Nova Lite 1.0 API

View docs

Build with your agent

Give your agent the model details, code and documentation.

1Get your API key

Create API key
export AIMLAPI_KEY="8f2b4c7d9a1e6b3f…"

2Make your first request

curl 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "model": "amazon/nova-lite-v1",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."
    }
  ]
}'

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Nova Lite 1.0 FAQ

What is the context window of Nova Lite 1.0?

Nova Lite 1.0 has a 300,000 tokens context window and can return up to 5,120 tokens.

What inputs and outputs does Nova Lite 1.0 support?

Nova Lite 1.0 takes image, text as input and returns text.

What is the model ID for Nova Lite 1.0?

Use amazon/nova-lite-v1 as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

How much does Nova Lite 1.0 cost?

Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.0635 input and $0.2539 output per 1M tokens on AI/ML API, billed as you go with no subscription.

Does Nova Lite 1.0 support streaming?

Yes, Nova Lite 1.0 can stream responses as they are generated.

Can Nova Lite 1.0 read images?

Yes, Nova Lite 1.0 accepts image input alongside text.

Can Nova Lite 1.0 call external tools or functions?

Yes, it supports function calling and parallel tool calls.

Does Nova Lite 1.0 support web search?

Yes, web search is one of its listed capabilities.

Start building with Nova Lite 1.0

Nova Lite 1.0 API

amazon/nova-lite-v1

Build with your agent

Give your agent the model details, code and documentation.

1Get your API key

Create API key
export AIMLAPI_KEY="8f2b4c7d9a1e6b3f…"

2Make your first request

curl 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "model": "amazon/nova-lite-v1",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."
    }
  ]
}'