NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)
Analysis Summary
NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Super free listing is a text model with tool use, function calling, and a 262K context window. No benchmark results are supplied for this specific free variant, so the measured capabilities of the paid Nemotron 3 Super should not be transferred to it. Its reasoning, coding, instruction adherence, and agent reliability are unverified in the available data.
The free access and substantial context make it a useful candidate for prototyping and controlled evaluation of tool-enabled workflows. Production suitability will depend on whether its output quality and service behavior match the needs of the intended task, neither of which is established here. Test it on representative prompts and multi-step function calls, including common failure cases, before routing client traffic. Until variant-specific evidence is available, use it for experimentation and low-risk tasks with review rather than as a proven substitute for the benchmarked model.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
The free Nemotron 3 Super listing includes tool and function calling with a 262K context, but it has no variant-specific benchmark results to verify performance.
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DFO Verdict
The free Nemotron 3 Super listing includes tool and function calling with a 262K context, but it has no variant-specific benchmark results to verify performance.
How NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) compares
Its 262K-token context window is larger than 75% of the models we list. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
About NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super is a 120B-parameter open hybrid MoE model, activating just 12B parameters for maximum compute efficiency and accuracy in complex multi-agent applications. Built on a hybrid Mamba-Transformer..
Frequently asked questions about NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)
How much does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) cost?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
What is the context window of NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).
What can NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) do?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) supports tool use and function calling.
Who created NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free) is developed by NVIDIA and was released on March 11, 2026.