NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free): what the free tier actually gets you
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) ranks #20 on the AI Hippo board with a 1M context window and a free tier in this snapshot. Specs, cost math, and how it compares.
The quick read
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) from nvidia lands #20 largely because it ships a free tier: a 1M window at no token cost is unbeatable on a context-per-dollar board. The real questions are throughput limits and licensing, not sticker price.
Spec sheet at a glance
By the numbers: 1M context window; text-in / text-out; 9 exposed API parameters, including tool calling with reasoning support. Use these to judge fit for agentic, long-context, or structured-output workloads.
Pricing & how it compares
Pricing: a free tier in this snapshot. It carries a free tier, so token cost is not the deciding factor. On AI Hippo the composite board rewards cheap long-context models such as Meta: Llama 4 Scout, so a lower rank here means weaker value-per-token, not weaker capability.
Head-to-head
Its closest board neighbor is TheDrummer: UnslopNemo 12B (1.0M ctx, $0.40/1M blended). Side by side, NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) offers 1M ctx at free tier: context is shorter and, on blended token price, it is cheaper. Pick between them on whichever axis your workload is bound by.
Where it fits
Best-fit workloads: whole-repo & long-document work, tool-calling agents, multi-step reasoning, high-volume, cost-sensitive batch.
Cost in practice & verdict
A representative 100K-input + 20K-output task costs about $0.00 on NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free). Verdict: a low-risk pick for prototyping and high-volume batch work — validate rate limits and licensing terms before production.
Sources
Evidence and actions
- Time window: catalog snapshot
- Observation count: 20
- Source type: catalog_and_pricing
- See its board position on /en/rankings/
- Verify multi-source pricing on /en/token/
- Compare side by side on /en/compare/?m=NVIDIA%3A%20Nemotron%203%20Ultra%20(free)