Calculate the cost of using nova-lite from Vercel Ai Gateway for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 300,000 tokens
Max: 8,192 tokens
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nova-lite is a chat model from Vercel Ai Gateway, one of 95 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.24 per 1M output tokens, ranking 134 out of 2292 chat models by cost and cheaper than 94% of models in this category. nova-lite supports vision, function calling, structured output. Its 300K-token context window is in the top 16% among chat models.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 300,000 input tokens. The maximum output length is 8,192 tokens.
At $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.24 per 1M output tokens, nova-lite ranks 134 out of 2292 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 94% of models in this category.
nova-lite is one of 95 Vercel Ai Gateway chat models, with support for vision, function calling, structured output. its 300K-token context window places it in the top 16% of chat models.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs nova-lite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.24 | 0% |
| apac.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.25 | +5% |
| gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 | Azure | $0.06 | $0.44 | -8% |
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No. nova-lite costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens while amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens, making amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 0% more affordable for input. However, nova-lite may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
nova-lite input pricing is $0.06 per 1M tokens, which is 89% below the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 134 out of 2292 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 94% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.24 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.50.
Among Vercel Ai Gateway's 95 chat models, nova-lite ranks 6 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to nova-lite are: amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.06/1M input tokens); apac.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.06/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 from Azure ($0.06/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano from Azure ($0.05/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
nova-lite supports up to 300,000 input tokens, placing it in the top 16% of chat models by context window size (rank 337 of 2159). This makes it suitable for processing long documents, extensive code repositories, or maintaining detailed conversation histories.
nova-lite is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.06 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.24.
