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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

Amazon / Nova 2

Nova 2 Lite

Multimodal language model for text, image, video and document workflows.

availableClosed weightsGeneral purposeReasoning
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 12 Oct 2026
10 of 17 specification fields collected
Context window1M1,000,000 tokens
Maximum output65.5K65,536 tokens
Input / 1M tokens$0.33Amazon Bedrock
Output / 1M tokens$2.75USD · observed 12 Oct 2026

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
1,000,000 tokensSource for Context / input limit (opens in a new tab)

Card publishes 1M tokens. More precise specialist limits are used when documented.

Maximum output
65,536 tokensSource for Maximum output (opens in a new tab)

Overview gives the exact 65,536 value; Bedrock card rounds this to 64K.

Input modalities
Image, Text, VideoSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Languages
Not collected
API aliases
us.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0, eu.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0, jp.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0, global.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0Source for API aliases (opens in a new tab)

Inference profiles route requests to this release; they are not separate models.

Context caching
SupportedSource for Context caching (opens in a new tab)

Documented on at least one recorded endpoint. See Caching for host, lifecycle and billing restrictions.

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

API model ID
amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Access
AWS account and model access required. Verify account quotas and regional eligibility.
Regions
In-region: not listed. Geo profile source regions: us-east-1 (N. Virginia), us-east-2 (Ohio), us-west-1 (N. California), us-west-2 (Oregon), ca-central-1 (Canada), ca-west-1 (Calgary), eu-central-1 (Frankfurt), eu-north-1 (Stockholm), eu-south-1 (Milan), eu-south-2 (Spain), eu-west-1 (Ireland), eu-west-3 (Paris), ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo). Global profile source regions: us-east-1 (N. Virginia), us-east-2 (Ohio), us-west-1 (N. California), us-west-2 (Oregon), ca-central-1 (Canada), ca-west-1 (Calgary), eu-central-1 (Frankfurt), eu-north-1 (Stockholm), eu-south-1 (Milan), eu-south-2 (Spain), eu-west-1 (Ireland), eu-west-2 (London), eu-west-3 (Paris), ap-east-2 (Taipei), ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo), ap-northeast-2 (Seoul), ap-south-1 (Mumbai), ap-southeast-1 (Singapore), ap-southeast-2 (Sydney), ap-southeast-3 (Jakarta), ap-southeast-4 (Melbourne), ap-southeast-5 (Malaysia), ap-southeast-6 (New Zealand), ap-southeast-7 (Thailand), il-central-1 (Tel Aviv), me-central-1 (UAE)
INPUT / 1M TOKENS$0.33
OUTPUT / 1M TOKENS$2.75

Standard; Geo cross-region / in-region; US East (N. Virginia) pricing selection. Published 2026-10-10T18:22:42Z. Regional eligibility and quotas are separate from the published rate. Cached input price: not collected.

USD · observed 12 Oct 2026 · Pricing evidence (opens in a new tab)
Published billing units · original currency · observed 12 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
Priority · Global cross-regionInput1$0.5251M tokens
Priority · Global cross-regionOutput1$4.3751M tokens
Flex · Global cross-regionInput2$0.151M tokens
Flex · Global cross-regionOutput2$1.251M tokens
Batch · Global cross-regionInput3$0.151M tokens
Batch · Global cross-regionOutput3$1.251M tokens
Priority · Geo cross-region / in-regionInput4$0.57751M tokens
Priority · Geo cross-region / in-regionOutput4$4.81251M tokens
Flex · Geo cross-region / in-regionInput5$0.1651M tokens
Flex · Geo cross-region / in-regionOutput5$1.3751M tokens
Batch · Geo cross-region / in-regionInput6$0.1651M tokens
Batch · Geo cross-region / in-regionOutput6$1.3751M tokens
Built-in toolsWeb grounding7$30.001K requests

Rate conditions

  1. Priority; Global cross-region; US East (N. Virginia) pricing selection. Published 2026-10-10T18:22:42Z. Regional eligibility and quotas are separate from the published rate.
  2. Flex; Global cross-region; US East (N. Virginia) pricing selection. Published 2026-10-10T18:22:42Z. Regional eligibility and quotas are separate from the published rate.
  3. Batch; Global cross-region; US East (N. Virginia) pricing selection. Published 2026-10-10T18:22:42Z. Regional eligibility and quotas are separate from the published rate.
  4. Priority; Geo cross-region / in-region; US East (N. Virginia) pricing selection. Published 2026-10-10T18:22:42Z. Regional eligibility and quotas are separate from the published rate.
  5. Flex; Geo cross-region / in-region; US East (N. Virginia) pricing selection. Published 2026-10-10T18:22:42Z. Regional eligibility and quotas are separate from the published rate.
  6. Batch; Geo cross-region / in-region; US East (N. Virginia) pricing selection. Published 2026-10-10T18:22:42Z. Regional eligibility and quotas are separate from the published rate.
  7. US East (N. Virginia); tool charges are additional to inference. Pricing does not establish tool eligibility for every account.
Pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
us.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Access
Inference profile routes to the same model. Cross-region routing does not guarantee execution in the source region.
Regions
Geo cross-region profile us. Confirm source and destination regions in the card.

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
eu.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Access
Inference profile routes to the same model. Cross-region routing does not guarantee execution in the source region.
Regions
Geo cross-region profile eu. Confirm source and destination regions in the card.

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
jp.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Access
Inference profile routes to the same model. Cross-region routing does not guarantee execution in the source region.
Regions
Geo cross-region profile jp. Confirm source and destination regions in the card.

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
global.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Access
Inference profile routes to the same model. Cross-region routing does not guarantee execution in the source region.
Regions
Global cross-region routing. Source-region eligibility is listed in the card.
INPUT / 1M TOKENS$0.30
OUTPUT / 1M TOKENS$2.50

Standard; Global cross-region; US East (N. Virginia) pricing selection. Published 2026-10-10T18:22:42Z. Regional eligibility and quotas are separate from the published rate. Cached input price: not collected.

USD · observed 12 Oct 2026 · Pricing evidence (opens in a new tab)
Published billing units · original currency · observed 12 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
Text tokensCache read1$0.0751M tokens

Rate conditions

  1. Dedicated on-demand caching table; US East (N. Virginia) price selection. Nova 2 Lite base input matches the global-profile rate. Do not apply this rate to other routing or service tiers.
Pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

Amazon Bedrock

amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Documented
Support evidence (opens in a new tab)
How it works
Implicit text-prefix reuse + explicit checkpointsSource for How it works (opens in a new tab)
Minimum reusable input
1K tokens before a checkpoint; maximum cached prefix 20K tokens.Source for Minimum reusable input (opens in a new tab)
Lifetime & refresh
5 minutes; refreshed by a successful cache hit.Source for Lifetime & refresh (opens in a new tab)
How to enable it
Up to four checkpoints in system and messages. Use cachePoint with type default. Do not request the unsupported 1h TTL.Source for How to enable it (opens in a new tab)
Usage fields
Converse: cacheReadInputTokens and cacheWriteInputTokens.Source for Usage fields (opens in a new tab)
Billing rules
Cache reads use the endpoint-specific discounted rate. Verify write pricing for the selected service tier.Source for Billing rules (opens in a new tab)
Limits & data boundaries
Primarily text prompts; on-demand inference only. No batch inference caching. Cross-region routing can reduce reuse and cause additional writes.Source for Limits & data boundaries (opens in a new tab)

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 12 Oct 2026

Amazon Bedrock

us.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Documented
Support evidence (opens in a new tab)
How it works
Implicit text-prefix reuse + explicit checkpointsSource for How it works (opens in a new tab)
Minimum reusable input
1K tokens before a checkpoint; maximum cached prefix 20K tokens.Source for Minimum reusable input (opens in a new tab)
Lifetime & refresh
5 minutes; refreshed by a successful cache hit.Source for Lifetime & refresh (opens in a new tab)
How to enable it
Up to four checkpoints in system and messages. Use cachePoint with type default. Do not request the unsupported 1h TTL.Source for How to enable it (opens in a new tab)
Usage fields
Converse: cacheReadInputTokens and cacheWriteInputTokens.Source for Usage fields (opens in a new tab)
Billing rules
Cache reads use the endpoint-specific discounted rate. Verify write pricing for the selected service tier.Source for Billing rules (opens in a new tab)
Limits & data boundaries
Primarily text prompts; on-demand inference only. No batch inference caching. Cross-region routing can reduce reuse and cause additional writes.Source for Limits & data boundaries (opens in a new tab)

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 12 Oct 2026

Amazon Bedrock

eu.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Documented
Support evidence (opens in a new tab)
How it works
Implicit text-prefix reuse + explicit checkpointsSource for How it works (opens in a new tab)
Minimum reusable input
1K tokens before a checkpoint; maximum cached prefix 20K tokens.Source for Minimum reusable input (opens in a new tab)
Lifetime & refresh
5 minutes; refreshed by a successful cache hit.Source for Lifetime & refresh (opens in a new tab)
How to enable it
Up to four checkpoints in system and messages. Use cachePoint with type default. Do not request the unsupported 1h TTL.Source for How to enable it (opens in a new tab)
Usage fields
Converse: cacheReadInputTokens and cacheWriteInputTokens.Source for Usage fields (opens in a new tab)
Billing rules
Cache reads use the endpoint-specific discounted rate. Verify write pricing for the selected service tier.Source for Billing rules (opens in a new tab)
Limits & data boundaries
Primarily text prompts; on-demand inference only. No batch inference caching. Cross-region routing can reduce reuse and cause additional writes.Source for Limits & data boundaries (opens in a new tab)

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 12 Oct 2026

Amazon Bedrock

jp.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Documented
Support evidence (opens in a new tab)
How it works
Implicit text-prefix reuse + explicit checkpointsSource for How it works (opens in a new tab)
Minimum reusable input
1K tokens before a checkpoint; maximum cached prefix 20K tokens.Source for Minimum reusable input (opens in a new tab)
Lifetime & refresh
5 minutes; refreshed by a successful cache hit.Source for Lifetime & refresh (opens in a new tab)
How to enable it
Up to four checkpoints in system and messages. Use cachePoint with type default. Do not request the unsupported 1h TTL.Source for How to enable it (opens in a new tab)
Usage fields
Converse: cacheReadInputTokens and cacheWriteInputTokens.Source for Usage fields (opens in a new tab)
Billing rules
Cache reads use the endpoint-specific discounted rate. Verify write pricing for the selected service tier.Source for Billing rules (opens in a new tab)
Limits & data boundaries
Primarily text prompts; on-demand inference only. No batch inference caching. Cross-region routing can reduce reuse and cause additional writes.Source for Limits & data boundaries (opens in a new tab)

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 12 Oct 2026

Amazon Bedrock

global.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0
Documented
Support evidence (opens in a new tab)
How it works
Implicit text-prefix reuse + explicit checkpointsSource for How it works (opens in a new tab)
Minimum reusable input
1K tokens before a checkpoint; maximum cached prefix 20K tokens.Source for Minimum reusable input (opens in a new tab)
Lifetime & refresh
5 minutes; refreshed by a successful cache hit.Source for Lifetime & refresh (opens in a new tab)
How to enable it
Up to four checkpoints in system and messages. Use cachePoint with type default. Do not request the unsupported 1h TTL.Source for How to enable it (opens in a new tab)
Usage fields
Converse: cacheReadInputTokens and cacheWriteInputTokens.Source for Usage fields (opens in a new tab)
Billing rules
Cache reads use the endpoint-specific discounted rate. Verify write pricing for the selected service tier.Source for Billing rules (opens in a new tab)
Limits & data boundaries
Primarily text prompts; on-demand inference only. No batch inference caching. Cross-region routing can reduce reuse and cause additional writes.Source for Limits & data boundaries (opens in a new tab)
Cache reads, writes & storage
ChargeApplies toRate / unit
Cache read1Text tokens$0.075 / 1M tokensPricing evidence (opens in a new tab)

Rate conditions

  1. Dedicated on-demand caching table; US East (N. Virginia) price selection. Nova 2 Lite base input matches the global-profile rate. Do not apply this rate to other routing or service tiers.

Observed 12 Oct 2026. Write rates and storage fees are different charges; use the billing rules above.

Caching reviewed 12 Oct 2026

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Amazon-developed managed release. The reviewed release documentation exposes service access, not downloadable model weights.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Lifecycle dates

Bedrock launch (model card)1 Dec 2025Source (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed