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Amazon Nova 2 Sonic (Bedrock)
Amazon Nova 2 Sonic is listed under model-provider realtime APIs. Its first listed price, in its own words: Nova 2 Sonic speech: $3.00 per 1M input tokens, $12.00 per 1M output tokens (per 1M speech tokens). Read from the vendor's own pages on October 20, 2026.
Last verified: 2026-10-20
Read from docs.aws.amazon.com, aws.amazon.com. Docs - Pricing - Amazon speech models - Compare every voice agent platform
Status
- Status, as stated
Current
“Amazon Nova Sonic is a speech understanding and generation model that delivers natural, human-like conversational AI with low latency and industry-leading price performance.”
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Changes recorded: none. None stated on cited pages.
How Amazon Nova 2 Sonic charges
Every price line Amazon Nova 2 Sonic states, in its own words and units, with what it says the price includes and the quote. Nothing is converted.
| Price, in the vendor's words | Unit | Includes, as stated | Quote and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova 2 Sonic speech: $3.00 per 1M input tokens, $12.00 per 1M output tokens | per 1M speech tokens | Not stated | “Amazon Nova models · Modality · Price per 1M input tokens · Price per 1M output tokens; Amazon Nova 2 Sonic · Speech · $3.00 · $12.00” |
| Nova 2 Sonic text: $0.33 input, $2.75 output | per 1M text tokens | See the text-token note | “Amazon Nova 2 Sonic · Text · $0.33 · $2.75” |
| Text-token note | note | Text token pricing applies to transcription, tool calls, knowledge grounding and conversation history (stated) | “The text tokens input and output pricing applies to specific use cases such as speech-to-text transcription, tool calls for task completion or knowledge grounding, adding conversation history to the session, and so on.” |
| Nova 2.5 Sonic speech: $3.00 input, $12.00 output | per 1M speech tokens | Not stated | “Amazon Nova 2.5 Sonic · Speech · $3.00 · $12.00” |
- Free tier or credits
- Not stated
Not stated on the Nova pricing page.
Read with care
- narrower scopeAmazon Nova 2 Sonic (Bedrock)
Connection limit of 8 minutes per connection, with renewal pattern
A time limit per connection, with a renewal pattern, not a cap on concurrent sessions.
“Connection limit of 8 minutes, with connection renewal and session continuation pattern available in code samples.”
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Telephony
- Phone numbers
- Not stated
Not stated on the Nova 2 Sonic guide.
- SIP
- Not stated
Not stated on the Nova 2 Sonic guide.
- Bring your own carrier
- Not stated
Not stated on the Nova 2 Sonic guide.
Models, tools and calls
- Bring your own models
- Not stated
Single model.
- Function calling and tools
Function calling and agentic workflow support
“Function calling and agentic workflow support for building complex AI applications.”
docs.aws.amazon.com - Transfer and handoff
- Not stated
Not stated.
- Recording and transcripts
- Not stated
Not stated on the guide.
- Languages
English (US, UK, India, Australia), French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi (7 languages, our count)our count
“English (US, UK, India, Australia) French Italian German Spanish Portuguese Hindi”
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Self-hosting, license, compliance and scale
- Self-hosting
- Not stated
Hosted model only.
- License
- Not stated
Proprietary model.
- Compliance
- Not stated
Not stated on cited pages.
- Concurrency
Connection limit of 8 minutes per connection, with renewal patternnarrower scope
A time limit per connection, with a renewal pattern, not a cap on concurrent sessions.“Connection limit of 8 minutes, with connection renewal and session continuation pattern available in code samples.”
docs.aws.amazon.com - SDKs
- Not stated
Not stated on the guide.
Vendor-stated latency
Latency as Amazon Nova 2 Sonic states it about itself. Vendor-stated, not measured.
- Vendor-stated
Low latency (no figure stated)
“State-of-the-art streaming speech understanding with bidirectional streaming API that enables real-time, low-latency multi-turn conversations.”
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Dataset note
Turn-taking and interruption handling stated in the guide. The concurrency field holds the per-connection time limit, not a concurrent-session cap.
FAQ
How much does Amazon Nova 2 Sonic cost?
In Amazon Nova 2 Sonic's own terms: Nova 2 Sonic speech: $3.00 per 1M input tokens, $12.00 per 1M output tokens (per 1M speech tokens); Nova 2 Sonic text: $0.33 input, $2.75 output (per 1M text tokens); Text-token note (note); Nova 2.5 Sonic speech: $3.00 input, $12.00 output (per 1M speech tokens). As read on October 20, 2026; prices are not converted.
Does Amazon Nova 2 Sonic connect to phone calls?
Not stated on the pages we read. Not stated on the Nova 2 Sonic guide.
Can I self-host Amazon Nova 2 Sonic?
Not stated. Hosted model only. License: not stated. Proprietary model.
Sources
Last verified from each vendor's own pricing pages, docs and license files; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. This is not a benchmark. Prices are shown in the vendor's own unit and change without notice, so check the linked source before you commit.
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