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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) — pricing, 256k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.

By NVIDIA

🔧 Tools Function calling — the model can structure responses as tool calls with typed arguments. Reliability differs between providers. Glossary →
Context window Maximum tokens (input + output) the model can process in a single request. Glossary →
256,000
tokens
Input price What the model charges for tokens you send (prompt + context). Glossary →
$0.0000
per 1M tokens
Output price What the model charges for tokens it generates. Usually 3–5× pricier than input. Glossary →
$0.0000
per 1M tokens

Specs

Provider
NVIDIA
Slug
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b-free
Capabilities
tools

Pricing freshness

Tier
standard
Currency
USD
As of
2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
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Pricing history

Tracking Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.

Quickstart — call Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) from your app

curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b-free",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs

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Frequently asked questions

What is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) is a large language model API from NVIDIA with a 256k-token context window. It costs $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens.

How much does Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) cost?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) is priced at $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens via the NVIDIA API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.

What is the context window of Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) supports up to 256k tokens of context per request — roughly 512 pages of English text or 32000 lines of code at a typical density.

Does Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) supports tool/function calling. It does not support image input (vision) and structured JSON mode.

Who makes Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) is built and operated by NVIDIA. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from NVIDIA's public catalog.

Can I self-host Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) is API-only — its weights are not publicly distributed by NVIDIA, so it cannot be self-hosted today.

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