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NNemotron 3 Ultra (free)OPEN

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra is an open frontier-reasoning and orchestration model from NVIDIA, with 55B active parameters out of 550B total (MoE).

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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 (Fast).
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 index38.3
Coding index49.3
GPQA86.7%
Humanity's Last Exam28.4%
Long Context Reasoning71%
SciCode39.9%
IFBench81.4%
τ²-Bench83.3%
τ-Bench Banking14.2%
Terminal-Bench53.9%
Terminal-Bench Hard36.4%
⚡ Speed172.5 tokens/sec
⏱ Latency1.2s to first token
💰 Blended price$1.137 / 1M tokens
📈 Value33.7 intelligence points per $
vs. models measured heretop 31%
Scores higher than 69% of the 273 models measured by Artificial Analysis and tracked here.
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 daily, 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 38.3 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 28.4%, Long Context Reasoning 71%, SciCode 39.9%, IFBench 81.4%, τ²-Bench 83.3%, τ-Bench Banking 14.2%, 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 172.5 tokens per second, with a median 1.2s 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.

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