AI Recommendation
Should you use Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL?
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL is listed for chat workloads and supports a 128K context window.
Use it when NVIDIA NIM's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL Free API on NVIDIA NIM
Free API VerifiedNemotron multimodal model for visual reasoning and agentic AI workflows
Free APIOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingVisionReasoning
API Details
Copy-ready connection details
Base URL
https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1 Model ID
nvidia/nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl API format OpenAI Chat Completions
Technical Details
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL specifications
Context window 128K
Max output 128K
Status Online
Family nemotron
Released Oct 28, 2025
Last updated Jul 7, 2026
Free listing since Oct 28, 2025
Input text, image, video
Output text
Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, file attachments, temperature control
Open weights Yes
Best for
- Chat
Benchmark Overview
Benchmark signals for Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
14.9/100 Coding Programming and code generation
11.7/100 Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
7.1/100 Context Maximum listed context window
128K Pricing
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL pricing per 1M tokens
Input $0 per 1M tokens
Output $0 per 1M tokens
Free access Available NVIDIA NIM
Availability
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL availability by provider
We found 2 provider listings for nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.
| Provider | Model listing | Access | Context | API | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL | Free tier | 128K | Native | Varies |
| | NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) | Free tier | 128K | OpenAI-style | 200 req/day (free tier) |
Compare
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL alternatives to consider
| Model | Provider | Context | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) | OpenRouter | 128K | Free tier |
| 01-ai/yi-large | NVIDIA NIM | 131K | Free tier |
| adept/fuyu-8b | NVIDIA NIM | 131K | Free tier |
| ai21labs/jamba-1.5-large-instruct | NVIDIA NIM | 131K | Free tier |
| aisingapore/sea-lion-7b-instruct | NVIDIA NIM | 131K | Free tier |
Typical Use Cases
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL use cases
Chat
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.
FAQ
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL free API FAQ
Is Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL free to use?
Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL is listed with free API access on NVIDIA NIM, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.
What is the Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL model ID?
The model ID shown in this catalog is nvidia/nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl.
What context window does Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL support?
The listed context window is 128K tokens with up to 128K output tokens.
More about Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B V2 VL is a 12B-parameter multimodal reasoning model available free on OpenRouter. Uses a hybrid Transformer-Mamba architecture for better throughput and lower latency. Handles text and multi-image document inputs with 128K context. Optimized for optical character recognition (OCR), chart reasoning, and multimodal comprehension. Supports long-form video via Efficient Video Sampling (EVS). Achieves ~74 average across MMMU, MathVista, AI2D, OCRBench, ChartQA, DocVQA, and Video-MME. Open-weights under NVIDIA license. Also available on NVIDIA NIM. OpenAI-compatible. Free tier: 200 RPD.
For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the NVIDIA NIM provider page.