Amazon
nova-lite
Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon)
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No — Amazon Nova Lite is not deprecated as of August 3, 2026. Amazon has announced neither a deprecation nor a shutdown date for it.
The cheap multimodal Nova, taking the same text, image and video inputs as Pro at a fraction of the price and the same 300k window. It is a distillation student of both Premier and Pro, which means the model AWS taught it with is now Legacy while the student is not. The Bedrock invoke id is amazon.nova-lite-v1:0.
The facts
| Provider | Amazon |
|---|---|
| Model id | nova-lite |
| Released | — |
| Deprecated | not deprecated |
| Shutdown | not published |
| Status | Active |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
- Is Amazon Nova Lite still available?
- Yes. Amazon Nova Lite is active and fully supported as of August 3, 2026.
Sources
- What is Amazon Nova · docs.aws.amazon.com · accessed August 3, 2026
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