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NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) pricing and alternatives

Paid / limited
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

Small Nemotron 3 MoE for efficient coding, math, and long-context agents

Paid / limitedOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingTextReasoning
API Details

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Base URL
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
Model ID
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b
API format OpenAI Chat Completions + OpenAI Responses
No current free listing. This page is kept for comparison and SEO continuity. Check the alternatives below before integrating.
Technical Details

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) specifications

Provider and model catalog
Context window 262K
Max output 8K
Status Online
Family nemotron
Released Dec 15, 2025
Last updated Aug 25, 2026
Free listing since Dec 14, 2025
Input text
Output text
Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, temperature control
Open weights Yes
AI Recommendation

Should you use NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)?

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) is listed for chat, reasoning workloads and supports a 262K context window.

Use the comparison and availability sections before choosing this listing, because it is not currently marked as free.

Best for
  • Chat
  • Reasoning
Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Strong reasoning profile
  • Long context window
  • Reasoning mode listed
  • Tool calling support

Watch outs

  • No current free listing on this provider
  • Free-tier rate limits apply
  • Vision support is not listed
Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)

Measured data
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
14.2/100
Coding Programming and code generation
14.4/100
Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
2/100
Speed Observed generation speed
83 tok/s
Context Maximum listed context window
262K
Pricing

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) pricing per 1M tokens

Provider pricing
Input $0 per 1M tokens
Output $0 per 1M tokens
Free access Not listed OpenRouter
Rate limit 200 req/day (free tier) provider policy
Typical Use Cases

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) use cases

Chat

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

Reasoning

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) is tagged for reasoning in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) free API FAQ

Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) free to use?

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) is not currently marked as free on OpenRouter.

What is the NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b.

What are the NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) free tier rate limits on OpenRouter?

The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) support?

The listed context window is 262K tokens with up to 8K output tokens.

More about NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is a Mixture-of-Experts language model with 30B total parameters (3B active), available free on OpenRouter. Designed for highest compute efficiency and accuracy in agentic AI systems. Features a 262K context window — exceptionally long for its size class. Fully open with weights, datasets, and recipes under the NVIDIA Open License for custom deployment. Also available directly on NVIDIA NIM. OpenAI-compatible. Free tier: 200 RPD.

For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the OpenRouter provider page.