Amazon · Pricing · Checked Nov 1, 2026
Amazon Nova 2.5 Sonic pricing: US East token rates
Amazon Nova 2.5 Sonic costs $0.003 per 1k tokens for speech input and $0.012 per 1k tokens for speech output in US East (N. Virginia). Text is $0.00033 per 1k tokens in and $0.00275 per 1k tokens out. AWS publishes no per-minute price, so this page does not estimate one. Checked Nov 1, 2026.
Nova 2.5 Sonic pricing at a glance
These figures are from the AWS public Bedrock price list for US East (N. Virginia), read on Nov 1, 2026. The list is per 1K tokens. It has no per-minute price, and this page does not estimate one.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Nova 2.5 Sonic speech input | $0.003 per 1k tokens |
| Nova 2.5 Sonic speech output | $0.012 per 1k tokens |
| Nova 2.5 Sonic text input | $0.00033 per 1k tokens |
| Nova 2.5 Sonic text output | $0.00275 per 1k tokens |
| Nova Sonic 2.0 speech input | $0.003 per 1K tokens |
| Nova Sonic 2.0 speech output | $0.012 per 1K tokens |
| Nova Sonic (older) speech input | $0.0034 per 1K tokens |
| Nova Sonic (older) speech output | $0.0136 per 1K tokens |
| Nova Sonic (older) text input | $0.00006 per 1K tokens |
| Nova Sonic (older) text output | $0.00024 per 1K tokens |
Sources: pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com · Nov 1, 2026
Nova 2.5 Sonic and Nova 2 Sonic
Nova Sonic 2.0 is $0.003 per 1K tokens speech input and $0.012 per 1K tokens speech output, with the same text rates as Nova 2.5 Sonic. The what's-new post of Oct 5, 2026 says Nova 2.5 Sonic is generally available at the same pricing as Nova 2 Sonic.
The older Nova Sonic price is different
The price list still has a model named Nova Sonic, without a 2.0 or 2.5 in the name. Its speech rates are $0.0034 per 1K tokens in and $0.0136 per 1K tokens out. Its text rates are $0.00006 per 1K tokens in and $0.00024 per 1K tokens out. Speech is higher than Nova 2.5. Text is lower. A quote of $3.40 and $13.60 per 1M speech tokens is this older speech rate, not Nova 2.5 Sonic.
Related pricing
Gemini 3.8 Live publishes a per-minute audio price. GPT-Live 1 publishes a per-minute session price. Grok Voice does too. None of those is a conversion of the Nova token rates.
FAQ
What is Nova Sonic pricing per minute?
AWS does not publish a per-minute price for Nova 2.5 Sonic. The US East price list is per 1K tokens: speech input $0.003, speech output $0.012, text input $0.00033, text output $0.00275. This page does not turn those into a minute.
How does Nova 2.5 Sonic pricing compare with Nova 2 Sonic?
The US East price list gives Nova 2.5 Sonic and Nova Sonic 2.0 the same four rates, including $0.003 per 1k tokens speech input and $0.012 per 1k tokens speech output. The Oct 5, 2026 announcement says Nova 2.5 Sonic is at the same pricing as Nova 2 Sonic. Source: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/10/amazon-nova-2.5-sonic/ (checked Nov 1, 2026).
How does Nova Sonic compare with GPT Realtime?
Nova 2.5 Sonic is priced per 1K tokens, and AWS states no per-minute figure. GPT-Live 1 is $0.05/min of session time. This page does not convert tokens into that minute.
What is Nova Sonic Amazon Connect pricing?
The Bedrock US East price list and the Oct 5, 2026 what's-new post do not state a separate Amazon Connect price for Nova 2.5 Sonic. We do not publish one.
How does Nova Sonic compare with ElevenLabs?
Nova 2.5 Sonic speech tokens are $0.003 per 1k tokens in and $0.012 per 1k tokens out. ElevenLabs Agents charges $0.08/min for extra call minutes. The units do not match, so this is not a single-minute winner.