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Amazon Nova Reel
Amazon Web Services · Seattle, Washington, United States
What it is
Amazon Nova Reel generates video from English text prompts and optional reference images through the Amazon Bedrock console or API. It produces 1280×720 video at 24 frames per second in six-second increments, up to two minutes. Multi-shot creation can use one prompt or individual prompts and optional images for each shot; automated multi-shot prompts allow up to 4,000 characters but do not accept an input image. Text prompts can describe camera motion. Jobs run asynchronously and save results to a customer-specified Amazon S3 bucket. Nova Reel 1.1 is listed in US East (N. Virginia), while version 1.0 is listed in N. Virginia, Ireland, and Tokyo. The model is marked legacy with end-of-life on September 30, 2026. Pricing starts at $0.01, with no free plan or trial. Fine-tuning and provisioned throughput are unavailable. Audio, 3D content, and coherent on-screen text are not supported expectations.
For and against
For
- Text-to-video and image-to-video
- Up to two-minute videos
- Multi-shot generation options
- Asynchronous S3 delivery
- Bedrock console and API access
Against
- No free plan or trial
- Maximum resolution is 720p
- English prompts only
- No audio or 3D content
The verdict
Nova Reel offers asynchronous Bedrock video generation with multi-shot controls and image guidance. Its paid access, English-only prompts, output restrictions, and stated end-of-life date shape the fit.
Who it suits
It suits enterprise creative workflows needing cloud video generation from English prompts or reference images. Teams should plan around its region, output, language, and legacy-lifecycle limits.
On the record
- Access
- AWS says customers can use Nova Reel through the Amazon Bedrock console and API.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- AI avatars
- Nodocs.aws.amazon.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- API access
- Yesdocs.aws.amazon.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Async jobs
- Video generation runs asynchronously and saves the result to an Amazon S3 bucket specified by the customer.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Camera motion
- Amazon describes Nova Reel as supporting camera motion controls through text prompts.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- AWS says Bedrock inputs and outputs are not used to train Bedrock models, including Amazon Nova Reel.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Image-to-video
- Yesdocs.aws.amazon.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Integration
- Video generation runs asynchronously through Amazon Bedrock Runtime and writes results to a specified Amazon S3 bucket.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- AWS describes Nova Reel as designed for enterprise creative workflows such as advertising, branding, product design, and social media.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Known limitations
- The service card says Nova Reel does not support audio or 3D content and users should not expect coherent on-screen text.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Language limit
- Nova Reel currently supports video generation from English prompts.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Language support
- The service card says Nova Reel supports video generation from English prompts.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Lifecycle
- The Amazon Bedrock model card lists Nova Reel as legacy with an end-of-life date of September 30, 2026.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Manual storyboarding
- Manual multi-shot generation lets users specify a text prompt and optional image for each six-second shot.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Maximum resolution
- 720pdocs.aws.amazon.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Maximum video length
- 2docs.aws.amazon.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Multi-shot
- Nova Reel 1.1 supports multi-shot videos with a single prompt or custom prompts for individual shots.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Multi-shot generation
- Automated multi-shot generation accepts prompts up to 4,000 characters and does not accept an input image.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 7 Oct 2026
