Free NVIDIA Models
The most capable free NVIDIA model is Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free), scoring 14.9 on the Intelligence Index at no per-token cost via OpenRouter. Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free) (—) and Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) (—) round out the top three.
The best large language models with a free tier, ranked by intelligence. Capable free AI models you can use at no per-token cost via OpenRouter.
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nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning:freeReasoningToolsVision+114.9 intel · 256K ctx14.9Intelligence - 2nemotron-3.5-content-safety:freeReasoningVision128K ctx—Intelligence
- 3nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:freeReasoningTools1M ctx—Intelligence
- 4nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:freeReasoningToolsJSON262K ctx—Intelligence
- 5nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:freeReasoningTools256K ctx—Intelligence
- 6nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl:freeReasoningToolsVision128K ctx—Intelligence
- 7nemotron-nano-9b-v2:freeReasoningToolsJSON128K ctx—Intelligence
Frequently asked
Is there a free NVIDIA model?
The most capable free NVIDIA model is Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free), scoring 14.9 on the Intelligence Index at no per-token cost via OpenRouter. Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free) (—) and Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) (—) round out the top three.
What's a good alternative to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)?
Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free) (—) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) (—). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.
How many NVIDIA models are there?
modelgrep tracks 10 NVIDIA models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free). 7 of them qualify for this ranking.