Amazon Nova costs $0.035 to $12.50 per 1M input tokens as of July 2, 2026, with output running 4 to 5 times higher across the family and no subscription plans. It is pure pay-as-you-go API pricing. Nova Micro is $0.035 input and $0.14 output for basic text, Nova Lite $0.06 and $0.24 for multimodal, Nova Pro $0.80 and $3.20 for balanced reasoning, and Nova Premier $2.50 and $12.50 for the flagship 1M-context model. The newer Nova 2 Lite is $0.30 and $2.50, or $0.15 and $1.25 on the discounted Flex tier.

Use the interactive Amazon Nova pricing calculator to estimate your exact monthly cost at your team size, with annual-billing savings and the hidden costs counted in.

Free tier

Billing model

Usage-Based

Cheapest paid

$0.04/1M tok

Annual discount

Not offered

At $0.04/mo to start, Amazon Nova sits 100% below the $9/mo median across 10 large language models tools we track.

What Amazon Nova really costs

What sits on top of the plan fee

Text token rates are only part of the bill. Agentic workflows, web grounding, and priority processing each meter on their own.

Nova Act (agentic automation)

Billed per elapsed agent-hour, parallel agents billed separately

$4.75/agent-hour

Web grounding (Nova Premier / Nova 2 Pro)

Real-time web search capability

$30.00 per 1,000 requests

Priority Tier (Nova 2 Lite)

Faster processing than Standard tier

$0.525 input / $4.375 output per 1M tokens

Flex Tier (Nova 2 Lite)

Roughly 50% off Standard tier for delay-tolerant workloads

$0.15 input / $1.25 output per 1M tokens

Nova Canvas fine-tuning storage

Model customization storage fee

$1.95/month

Pricing Expert Take

Independent analysis · Amazon Nova

Verified Pricing Data

Value Analysis

$0.04/mo100% below median

Category median: $9/moBased on 10 products in this category

Amazon Nova disrupts the market with ultra-low-cost API pricing, positioning Nova Micro ($0.035 input / $0.14 output per 1M tokens) and Nova Lite ($0.06 input / $0.24 output per 1M tokens) far below the category median of $8.4/mo. Even the flagship Nova Premier ($2.50 input / $12.50 output per 1M tokens) remains highly competitive for complex enterprise tasks. Across the portfolio, batch processing tiers offer a steep 50% discount, making high-volume data operations exceptionally cost-effective.

Hidden Costs

Web Grounding Fees: Real-time web search capabilities on Nova Premier and Nova 2 Pro cost an extra $30.00 per 1K requests.
Priority Tier Premiums: Upgrading to the Priority Tier on Nova 2 Lite increases input costs to $0.525 per 1M tokens, up from the $0.30 Standard rate.
Customization Commitments: Model customization for Nova Canvas requires upfront 1-month or 6-month commitments alongside storage fees of $1.95/month.
Parallel Agent Billing: Nova Act charges $4.75 per agent hour, with parallel agents billed separately per instance.

Red Flags

Users report that Nova Pro v1 struggled significantly in benchmark tests, achieving only a 1.7% task completion rate compared to rival models. This poor performance raises concerns about paying for unproductive API calls and high latency.

"Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash had an 11.4% success rate, while Amazon's Nova Pro v1 completed just 1.7%"
Reddit

Based on analysis of recent Reddit and G2 discussions.

Green Wins

The Nova Micro plan at $0.035/1M tok offers native integration with AWS services like S3, Lambda, and IAM.

Native integration with AWS services like S3, Lambda, and IAM
Cost-effective 'Micro' model for high-volume, simple tasks
Agentic 'Act' model priced per hour for complex, multi-step workflows

"The best overall alternative to Amazon Nova is ChatGPT, rated ~4"
G2

"Nova 2 Lite Review : Is This the Best Budget Controller on the Market"
User review

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TrustRadius

User Voices

"Amazon Nova (Fully Tested) : This the NEW CHEAPEST LLM Available YET!"
Reddit (positive)

"Is it 'too' much expensive than Haiku?"
Reddit (negative)

Verdict

Nova Micro and Nova Lite are ideal for budget-conscious developers running high-volume RAG pipelines, while Nova Premier targets heavy enterprise workloads. For those seeking established alternatives, consider Google Gemini at $20/mo for comparable multimodal capabilities.

ComparEdge EditorialUpdated: July 2, 2026