It is not desirable to have too large control input in control systems, because there are usually a limitation for the input magnitude and cost for the input energy. Previous papers in the iterative learning control did not considered on these points. In this paper, an iterative learning control method is proposed for a class of nonlinear systems with consideration on input magnitude by adopting a concept of cost function consisting of the output error and the input magnitude in quadratic form. We proposed a new input update law with an input penalty function. If we choose a reasonable input penalty function, the two control objectives, good command following and small input energy, can be achieved. The characteristics of the proposed method are shown in the simulation examples.