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NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) Free API on OpenRouter

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★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

Nemotron middle tier for collaborative agents and high-volume reasoning workloads

Free APIOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingJSON modeTextReasoning
API Details

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Base URL
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
Model ID
nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free
API format OpenAI Chat Completions + OpenAI Responses
Technical Details

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) specifications

Provider and model catalog
Context window 262K
Max output 262K
Status Online
Family nemotron
Released Mar 11, 2026
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Free listing since Mar 11, 2026
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Output text
Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, structured output, temperature control
Open weights Yes
AI Recommendation

Should you use NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)?

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) is listed for chat, reasoning workloads and supports a 262K context window.

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

Best for
  • Chat
  • Reasoning
Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Strong reasoning profile
  • Long context window
  • Reasoning mode listed
  • Tool calling support

Watch outs

  • Free-tier rate limits apply
  • Vision support is not listed
Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)

Measured data
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
25.4/100
Coding Programming and code generation
37.7/100
Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
8.7/100
Speed Observed generation speed
124 tok/s
Context Maximum listed context window
262K
Pricing

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) pricing per 1M tokens

Free tier listed
Input $0 per 1M tokens
Output $0 per 1M tokens
Free access Available OpenRouter
Rate limit 200 req/day (free tier) provider policy
Availability

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) availability by provider

2 alternatives

We found 3 provider listings for nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.

Provider Model listing Access Context API Limits
OpenRouter NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) Free tier 262K OpenAI-style 200 req/day (free tier)
Kilo Code nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free Free tier 262K OpenAI-style ~200 req/hr
NVIDIA NIM Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Free tier 262K Native Varies
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Typical Use Cases

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) use cases

Chat

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

Reasoning

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) is tagged for reasoning in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) free API FAQ

Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) free to use?

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) is listed with free API access on OpenRouter, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free.

What are the NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) free tier rate limits on OpenRouter?

The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) support?

The listed context window is 262K tokens with up to 262K output tokens.

More about NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is an open hybrid MoE model with 120B total parameters (12B active), available free on OpenRouter. Built on a hybrid Mamba-Transformer Mixture-of-Experts architecture with multi-token prediction (MTP), it delivers over 50% higher token generation speed compared to leading open models. Designed for multi-agent applications — long-term agent coherence, cross-document reasoning, and multi-step task planning. Trained with multi-environment RL across 10+ environments. Latent MoE calls 4 experts for the cost of one. Up to 1M context window. Fully open: weights, datasets, and recipes. OpenAI-compatible. Free tier: 200 RPD.

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