cosmos-reason2-8b Free API on NVIDIA NIM

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Catalog profile Reasoning provider catalog metadata

Vision language model for physical-world understanding with structured reasoning on video and images

Free APIOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingTextImageVideo

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API Details

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Base URL

https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1

Model ID

nvidia/cosmos-reason2-8b

API format OpenAI Chat Completions

Technical Details

cosmos-reason2-8b specifications

Provider catalog

Context window 131K

Max output 8K

Status Online

Released Dec 1, 2025

Last updated Aug 6, 2026

Free listing since Dec 1, 2025

Input text, image, video, reasoning

Output text

Capabilities reasoning, tool calling

AI Recommendation

Should you use cosmos-reason2-8b?

cosmos-reason2-8b is listed for chat 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

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Reasoning mode listed
Tool calling support
Works with OpenAI-style SDKs

Watch outs

Free-tier rate limits apply

Pricing

cosmos-reason2-8b pricing per 1M tokens

Free tier listed

Input $0 per 1M tokens

Output $0 per 1M tokens

Free access Available NVIDIA NIM

Rate limit Up to 40 RPM provider policy

Availability

cosmos-reason2-8b availability by provider

Current provider only

We only found this cosmos-reason2-8b 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	nvidia/cosmos-reason2-8b	Free tier	131K	OpenAI-style	Up to 40 RPM

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Typical Use Cases

cosmos-reason2-8b use cases

Chat

cosmos-reason2-8b is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

cosmos-reason2-8b free API FAQ

Is cosmos-reason2-8b free to use?

cosmos-reason2-8b is listed with free API access on NVIDIA NIM, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the cosmos-reason2-8b model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is nvidia/cosmos-reason2-8b.

What are the cosmos-reason2-8b 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 cosmos-reason2-8b support?

The listed context window is 131K tokens with up to 8K output tokens.

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