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Nova Models: All 5 Models from Amazon Compared

Amazon has 5 models in the directory: 5 language models.

Models55 language models
Cheapest API$0.035Amazon Nova Micro, input per 1M tokens
Planfrom €21.30Kiro Pro, per month incl. VAT, free plan available
Most popular39Amazon Nova Micro, popularity index out of 100

Summary

AWS Bedrock and Trainium. In February 2026, Amazon announced a $50B investment in OpenAI: an initial $15B, followed by another $35B if certain conditions are met. The announcement does not establish that the full amount has been paid.

In the directory: 5 language models. The vendor publishes open weights for none of them.

All 5 models from Amazon

Every model there ever was. Models with a profile lead to every benchmark, price and source.

5 models
Amazon Nova 2 LiteDecember 2025Activen/a$0.30 / $2.501621M17
Amazon Nova PremierApril 2025Activen/a$2.50 / $12.50331M25
Amazon Nova LiteDecember 2024Activen/a$0.06 / $0.24175300K32
Amazon Nova MicroDecember 2024Activen/a$0.035 / $0.14277128K39
Amazon Nova ProDecember 2024Activen/a$0.80 / $3.20n/a300K33

The current Nova models explained

Amazon Nova 2 Lite

Language model · December 2025

Amazon Nova 2 Lite extends the Lite line with a 1M-token context and up to 64K output tokens. The multimodal model accepts text, images, and video. AWS describes the reasoning variant as a development of the family, not as a documented retirement of Amazon Nova Lite.

Amazon Nova Premier

Language model · April 2025

Amazon Nova Premier stands out in the first Nova generation through multimodal input with a 1-million-token context. It accepts text, images, and video and returns text. Amazon publishes no parameter count for the Bedrock checkpoint.

Amazon Nova Lite

Language model · December 2024

Amazon Nova Lite accepts text, images, and video, while Amazon Nova Micro is limited to text. Its context window holds 300K tokens, and its responses consist entirely of text.

Amazon Nova Micro

Language model · December 2024

Amazon Nova Micro processes text only, while Amazon Nova Lite also accepts images and video. Its context window holds 128K tokens.

Amazon Nova Pro

Language model · December 2024

Amazon Nova Pro provides more capacity within the first Nova line than Amazon Nova Lite. It accepts text, images, and video, returns text, and offers a 300K-token context in Bedrock.

Where does Amazon stand?

Models among the best 20 in the overall index

Anthropic5 models, 4 of them among the best ten
OpenAI5 models, 2 of them among the best ten
Google4 models, 2 of them among the best ten
Meta3 models, 2 of them among the best ten
DeepSeek1 models, 0 of them among the best ten
Moonshot AI1 models, 0 of them among the best ten
xAI1 models, 0 of them among the best ten
Amazon0 models, 0 of them among the best ten

Vendors compared

VendorModelsModel typesBest language modelTop 10Open weightsNew in 2026
Anthropic3333 language modelsClaude Opus 5.5 (Rank 1 to 3)4013
OpenAI6346 language models, 4 image models, 2 video models, 9 audio models, 2 specialist modelsGPT-6 Astra (Rank 4 to 8)2427
Google6643 language models, 4 image models, 6 video models, 11 audio models, 2 specialist modelsGemini 4 Carbon (Rank 1 to 5)21926
Meta3229 language models, 1 image model, 1 video model, 1 specialist modelMuse Wonder Full (Rank 6 to 9)2267
DeepSeek2323 language modelsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Rank 13 to 20)0239
Moonshot AI1212 language modelsKimi K3.1 Pro (Rank 10 to 13)0107
xAI1612 language models, 2 image models, 2 video modelsGrok 4.7 (Rank 18 to 24)0112
Amazon55 language modelsnot ranked yet000

Strengths

Amazon Nova Micro from $0.035 per 1M input tokens

Gaps

No image models, video models or audio models in the directory
No open weights, so no local use
No language model with a rank in the overall index yet

Every Amazon model over time

By release date. Grey: retired models.

Releases in the last twelve months

1Dec 25
0Jan 26
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0May 26
0Jun 26
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0 releases since January 2026, by release date.

API prices

Prices per 1M tokens for the current language models, according to Amazon or the provider linked in each model profile.

Current modelInputOutputContext
Amazon Nova Micro$0.035$0.14128K
Amazon Nova Lite$0.06$0.24300K
Amazon Nova 2 Lite$0.30$2.501M
Amazon Nova Pro$0.80$3.20300K
Amazon Nova Premier$2.50$12.501M

Plans from Amazon

Monthly prices in Germany incl. VAT; “≈” is converted from US dollars. The vendor's models are often also part of other providers' plans, see the AI subscription comparison.

PlanPer monthNote
Kiro Freefreewith credits
Kiro Studentsfreewith credits
Kiro Pro≈ €21.30per seat, with credits
Kiro Pro+≈ €42.61per seat, with credits
Kiro Pro Max≈ €106.52per seat, with credits
Kiro Power≈ €213.03per seat, with credits
Kiro Enterprisen/aEnterprise

Frequently asked questions about Amazon

What Nova models are there?

The directory lists 5 Nova models from Amazon: 5 language models. It counts every model Amazon ever released, including retired ones. 5 are currently available, the newest being Amazon Nova 2 Lite, Amazon Nova Premier and Amazon Nova Lite.

What is the latest Nova model?

Amazon Nova 2 Lite, released in December 2025. The timeline below shows every release by date.

How much do Nova models cost?

Through the API per 1M tokens (input / output): Amazon Nova Micro $0.035 / $0.14. The prices of all 5 current language models are in the price table. As a subscription, Nova starts at €21.30 per month incl. VAT (Kiro Pro).

Can I use Nova for free?

Yes, with the Kiro Free plan. The cheapest paid plan is Kiro Pro at €21.30 per month incl. VAT.

Who makes Nova?

Nova is developed by Amazon. The company is based in Seattle and was founded in 1994.

Can I run Nova models locally?

No. Amazon publishes open weights for none of the 5 models; they only run through the API, its own apps or partners.

Which Nova model is the fastest?

Amazon Nova Micro with 277 tokens per second according to Artificial Analysis. A typical model manages 98.

How large is the context window of the Nova models?

Up to 1 M tokens (≈ 1,500 A4 pages), which 2 of the current models reach, including Amazon Nova 2 Lite. Every model's value is in the model list.