MODEL PROFILE · Amazon
Amazon Nova Reel v1:0
A legacy Bedrock video model with a documented September 30, 2026 end-of-life date. Check the exact version before planning a migration.
Source reviewed: · Video model
Provider documentation summary. No hands-on results or independent ranking are claimed.
Documented facts
The following fields come from the official provider source, reviewed on the date above.
- Exact identity
- amazon.nova-reel-v1:0; this profile does not transfer specifications from v1:1.
- Task and modalities
- Short video generation from text and image prompts, with camera-motion controls. Video output; audio and video inputs are not supported.
- Hosted API
- Amazon Bedrock runtime, using StartAsyncInvoke. The card does not support Invoke or Converse for this model.
- Documented status
- Legacy; model EOL date September 30, 2026. This is a provider schedule, not a live inference check.
- Listed regions
- us-east-1, eu-west-1 and ap-northeast-1, each labeled Legacy with the same EOL date.
- Pricing and weights
- The card links to Bedrock pricing without quoting a rate. No current rate or downloadable-weight license is established in this review.
What the retirement date means
AWS lists March 30, 2026 as the legacy date and September 30 as EOL for this identifier. Its policy says requests fail on or soon after EOL unless a private continued-access arrangement exists; migration is not automatic. The table also lists Nova Reel v1:1 and Nova Canvas v1:0 for September 30. They are separate identifiers, not fallback versions proven usable by this profile. No exact cutoff time or timezone is stated in the checked policy. AWS legacy lifecycle policy and model table.
The practical decision
For an existing integration, locate the literal model identifier and region before choosing a replacement. A saved label such as Nova Reel may hide a version difference. Preserve the original prompt, reference image, output and acceptance criteria so a replacement can be evaluated against the job the old model served. The immediate question is continuity of that workload, not which model has the most impressive demonstration. Do not assume a name change alone preserves the request schema or delivered video.
What to record in your own comparison
- Record the old model ID, region and invocation method from your own configuration. Keep the saved output separate from any new test result.
- Evaluate a replacement in the same lane: text-to-video or image-to-video, with matching framing and a stated motion requirement. Compare camera movement, subject continuity and task completion.
- Check replacement access, input schema, duration, resolution and billing before estimating migration cost. These are questions to verify, not promises about any alternative.
Limitations and unknowns
No AWS generation request was made, so endpoint failure or continued availability has not been observed. This profile does not establish maximum duration, resolution, native audio output or current charges. It reports the exact provider identity and lifecycle evidence instead of borrowing specifications from another Nova version. Provider capability descriptions are not independent quality findings.
Compare your saved results
Use the DualView editor to inspect files you already have. The accepted-output calculator uses your own rates and counts. Neither link runs a model or purchases generation.