How much does Nova Lite V1 cost?

Nova Lite V1 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.27 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can Nova Lite V1 do?

Nova Lite V1 supports Vision, Tool calling.

Is Nova Lite V1 free to use?

Nova Lite V1 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use Nova Lite V1 via the API?

Nova Lite V1 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID nova-lite-v1 with your Api.Airforce API key.

Who makes Nova Lite V1?

Nova Lite V1 is Amazon's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Nova Lite V1

API model name: nova-lite-v1

Nova Lite V1 is Amazon's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Vision, Tool calling. It is priced at $0.07 per million input tokens and $0.27 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $0.06 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.07

Output / 1M tokens

$0.27

Official input rate

$0.06

Official output rate

$0.24

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: Amazon
Type: chat model

Capabilities

VisionTool calling

What is Nova Lite V1 used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Image understanding — analyze photos, screenshots, charts and scanned documents.
Agents & automation — function calling and tool use for multi-step workflows.

Nova Lite V1 vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Nova Lite V1	—	—	$0.07	$0.27
Nova 2 Lite V1	—	—	$0.33	$2.75
Nova Micro V1	—	—	$0.05	$0.16
Nova Premier V1	—	—	$2.75	$13.75

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Nova Lite V1 — frequently asked questions

How much does Nova Lite V1 cost?: Nova Lite V1 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.27 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Nova Lite V1 do?: Nova Lite V1 supports Vision, Tool calling.
Is Nova Lite V1 free to use?: Nova Lite V1 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Nova Lite V1 via the API?: Nova Lite V1 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID nova-lite-v1 with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Nova Lite V1?: Nova Lite V1 is Amazon's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Nova Lite V1 via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass nova-lite-v1 as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "nova-lite-v1",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="nova-lite-v1",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "nova-lite-v1",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);