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llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct Free API on NVIDIA NIM

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★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct is available free on NVIDIA NIM, providing multimodal (text + image) capability in a compact 11B footprint.

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API Details

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Base URL
https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1
Model ID
meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct
API format OpenAI Chat Completions
Technical Details

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct specifications

Provider catalog
Context window 131K
Max output 16K
Status Online
Family llama-3-2-11b-vision-instruct
Knowledge cutoff 2023-12
Released Sep 25, 2024
Last updated Jul 17, 2026
Free listing since Sep 25, 2024
Input text, image
Output text
Capabilities structured output
AI Recommendation

Should you use llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct?

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct is listed for chat, vision workloads and supports a 131K context window.

Use it when NVIDIA NIM's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.

Best for
  • Chat
  • Vision
Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Long context window
  • Structured JSON output
  • Works with OpenAI-style SDKs
  • Live API verification available

Watch outs

  • Free-tier rate limits apply
  • Tool calling is not confirmed
Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Measured data
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
8.7/100
Coding Programming and code generation
4.2/100
Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
4.9/100
Speed Observed generation speed
47 tok/s
Context Maximum listed context window
131K
Pricing

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct pricing per 1M tokens

Free tier listed
Input $0.34 per 1M tokens
Output $0.34 per 1M tokens
Free access Available NVIDIA NIM
Rate limit Up to 40 RPM provider policy
Availability

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct availability by provider

Current provider only

We only found this llama-3-2-11b-vision-instruct listing on NVIDIA NIM in the current catalog. Use the related models section for nearby alternatives.

Provider Model listing Access Context API Limits
NVIDIA NIM meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct Free tier 131K OpenAI-style Up to 40 RPM
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Typical Use Cases

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct use cases

Chat

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

Vision

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct is tagged for vision in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct free API FAQ

Is llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct free to use?

llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct is listed with free API access on NVIDIA NIM, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct.

What are the llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct free tier rate limits on NVIDIA NIM?

The listed free tier limit is Up to 40 RPM. Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct support?

The listed context window is 131K tokens with up to 16K output tokens.

More about llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct is available free on NVIDIA NIM, providing multimodal (text + image) capability in a compact 11B footprint. Suitable for image captioning, visual Q&A, and document understanding tasks. Up to 40 RPM with no daily token cap. NVIDIA's hosting ensures reliable uptime; requires free Developer Program membership and phone verification.

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