Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) APIOPEN WEIGHTS128K context
NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2 is a large language model (LLM) trained from scratch by NVIDIA, and designed as a unified model for both reasoning and non-reasoning tasks.
Pricing & specs mirror our live pricing as of July 2026 (pay-as-you-go).
What is Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)?
NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2 is a large language model (LLM) trained from scratch by NVIDIA, and designed as a unified model for both reasoning and non-reasoning tasks. It responds to user queries and...
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Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) pricing
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) has a free tier ($0 in / $0 out, rate-limited). Confirm current terms on live pricing before production use.
What Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) costs per month
| Workload | Tokens in / out (monthly) | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot | 40M / 12M | Free |
| RAG / knowledge base | 200M / 20M | Free |
| Coding agent | 80M / 25M | Free |
| Batch extraction | 150M / 8M | Free |
| Content generation | 20M / 40M | Free |
Cost = input price × input volume + output price × output volume. The same five workloads run on every model page, so any two compare directly.
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) vs alternatives
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Our test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) | Free | Free | 128K | — |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | $0.05 | $0.20 | 262K | — |
| Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B V1.5 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 131K | — |
| Nemotron 3 Super | $0.08 | $0.40 | 1M | — |
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | $0.02 | $0.03 | 131K | — |
| Mistral Nemo | $0.02 | $0.03 | 131K | — |
When not to use Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)
- The free tier is rate-limited — route production traffic through a paid model.
- It is served by a single provider, so there is less failover headroom during an outage.
Specs
| Model ID | nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free |
| Modality | text->text (input: text) |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens |
| Tool / function calling | ✅ Yes |
| Structured output (JSON) | ✅ Yes |
| Released | 2025-09-05 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-03-31 |
| Open weights | ✅ nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2 · 791.6K downloads / 498 likes (30d) |
How to call Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.datallmlab.com/v1", api_key="YOUR_DATALLM_LAB_KEY")
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
# supports tools=[...] and tool_choice
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)curl https://api.datallmlab.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.datallmlab.com/v1", apiKey: process.env.DATALLM_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);The same key routes Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) and 300+ other models — switch models by changing one string. How OpenAI-compatible APIs work.
Prompting tips for Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)
- State the goal, not every step. Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) reasons internally — give it the objective, constraints and success criteria and let it plan the approach; over-scripting each step tends to lower quality. Turn effort up for hard problems.
- Give it real tools. Pass a
tools=[...]schema instead of asking it to "pretend" — let Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) emit tool calls, execute them, and feed results back for the next turn. - Constrain JSON with a schema. Use
response_format/ structured outputs rather than "reply in JSON" to get valid, parseable objects every time.
Tips are derived from Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)'s actual capabilities — context window, tool & JSON support, modality and price tier — not generic advice.
Open-source tools for Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)
Popular open-source projects for running and building with Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) — star counts pulled from GitHub (July 2026).
Listed by GitHub stars; inclusion is by ecosystem relevance (inference engines, agent frameworks and SDKs), not affiliation. Stars change — see each repo for current numbers.
Migrating to Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)
Coming from OpenAI or another gateway? On an OpenAI-compatible setup the only changes are base_url → https://api.datallmlab.com/v1 and model → nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free. Messages, streaming, tool calls and the rest of your code stay the same. Routing & failover guide.
Self-host or use the API?
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) ships open weights (nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2, ~791.6K downloads and 498 likes in the last 30 days), with community quantizations (bf16) for smaller GPUs, so you can run it yourself. Most teams still use the API: no GPU to provision or keep warm, no inference ops, and instant access across 1 providers with automatic failover. Self-host when data residency or fixed per-token economics matter most.
Rate limits & reliability
Rate limits here are the DataLLM Lab gateway's, not the upstream vendor's. On 429 (rate limited) or 503 (provider busy), retry with exponential backoff. See the error-code guide and failover setup.
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What is Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)?
NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2 is a large language model (LLM) trained from scratch by NVIDIA, and designed as a unified model for both reasoning and non-reasoning tasks. It accepts text input with a 128K-token context window and was released on 2025-09-05. On DataLLM Lab it is callable through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
How much does Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) cost?
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) currently has a free tier ($0 input / $0 output, rate-limited). Free tiers change — check live pricing before relying on it.
What is the context window of Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)?
128K tokens.
Is Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) open source?
Yes — open weights are published on Hugging Face (nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2), with about 791.6K downloads and 498 likes in the last 30 days. You can self-host it or call it via DataLLM Lab.
How do I call the Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free) API?
Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.datallmlab.com/v1 and set model to "nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free". One DataLLM Lab key routes this model and 300+ others; no code changes beyond the base URL and model string.
What are good alternatives to Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)?
Close options by price and capability include Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B V1.5, Nemotron 3 Super — all callable with the same DataLLM Lab key.