Amazon Nova

Amazon Nova is Amazon's own family of foundation models, available exclusively through AWS Bedrock. Nova models are optimized for enterprise workloads that require tight integration with the AWS ecosystem and multimodal support across text, images, and video.

Key use cases include:

• Enterprise AI applications integrated with AWS services (S3, Lambda, SageMaker)
• Multimodal document processing — analyzing images, charts, and PDFs
• Video understanding with Nova Reel
• Cost-optimized text generation for high-volume production workloads
• Applications requiring AWS compliance and security certifications

Amazon Nova is used by enterprises already invested in AWS who want foundation models that integrate natively with their existing cloud infrastructure — no separate API keys, billing, or vendor relationships. Standard IAM roles control access.

The Nova family includes Nova Micro (text-only, fastest), Nova Lite (multimodal, balanced), and Nova Pro (most capable), plus specialized models for image and video generation.

1. Enable Amazon Nova models in the AWS Bedrock console within your AWS account.
2. Install the AWS SDK:

   pip install boto3

3. Use your existing AWS credentials (no separate API key needed):

   import boto3, json
   client = boto3.client('bedrock-runtime', region_name='us-east-1')
   response = client.invoke_model(
       modelId='amazon.nova-pro-v1:0',
       body=json.dumps({
           'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': [{'text': 'Hello!'}]}]
       })
   )

4. Ensure your IAM role has bedrock:InvokeModel permissions.

Pricing: Billed through your AWS account. Nova Micro starts at ~$0.035/1M input tokens. Nova Pro is ~$0.80/1M input tokens. On-demand and provisioned throughput options available. See AWS Bedrock pricing.