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NNemotron 3 Ultra (free)OPEN

Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) (NVIDIA): live API pricing, context window and the best open-source alternatives, tracked daily by OpenSourceAI.tech.

Context window
1M
tokens
Input price
Free
per M tokens
Output price
Free
per M tokens
Provider
NVIDIA

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Benchmarks & performance

Independent benchmark scores for Nemotron 3 Ultra (free), measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better. Measurement mode: Reasoning.

5.3×
More intelligence per dollar than Claude Opus 5.
For the same budget, Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) delivers 5.3 times more capability. Open weights also mean you can self-host it and pay nothing per token.
Intelligence index37.8
Coding index49.3
GPQA86.7%
Humanity's Last Exam26.6%
Long Context Reasoning67%
SciCode39.9%
IFBench81.4%
τ²-Bench83.3%
τ-Bench Banking13.8%
Terminal-Bench53.9%
Terminal-Bench Hard36.4%
⚡ Speed205.3 tokens/sec
⏱ Latency0.93s to first token
💰 Blended price$1.175 / 1M tokens
📈 Value32.2 intelligence points per $
Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis

About this model

Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) is an open-weight AI model by NVIDIA. You can download and self-host it for free; the prices below are hosted-API list prices, tracked hourly, for when you prefer convenience over self-hosting.

Frequently asked questions

What is Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)?

Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) is an AI language model from NVIDIA. It is open-weight: you can download it and run it on your own hardware, for free. It scores 37.8 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index.

Is Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) free?

The weights are free and open — you can self-host Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) and pay nothing per token. If you prefer a hosted API, list prices are Free per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens.

What is Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) good at?

Independent benchmarks from Artificial Analysis give it GPQA 86.7%, Humanity's Last Exam 26.6%, Long Context Reasoning 67%, SciCode 39.9%, IFBench 81.4%, τ²-Bench 83.3%, τ-Bench Banking 13.8%, Terminal-Bench 53.9%, Terminal-Bench Hard 36.4%. It is particularly used for code generation.

How fast is Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)?

It generates about 205.3 tokens per second, with a median 0.93s delay before the first token. Measured independently by Artificial Analysis.

Can I self-host Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)?

Yes. Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) has open weights, so you can download it and run it on your own GPU or server with tools like Ollama, vLLM or llama.cpp — with no per-token cost.

Open-source alternatives

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