NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B
Analysis Summary
NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Nano 4B is a small, open-weight model offering modest instruction-following performance but limited coding and general reasoning capability based on available benchmarks.
Its small footprint suits lightweight, self-hosted deployments such as simple chatbots or edge automation, but it is not a fit for demanding software engineering or long-context analysis tasks.
As an open model it offers deployment flexibility, which partially offsets its limited raw capability for cost-conscious teams.
Assessed July 29, 2026
Editorial notes
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B is a compact open model with modest instruction-following but limited coding and reasoning capability.
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DFO Verdict
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B is a compact open model with modest instruction-following but limited coding and reasoning capability.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
8.7 Intelligence Index·8 Coding Index·2.3 Agentic Index
How NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B compares
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B ranks #271 of 401 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #159 of 176 for coding, #122 of 157 for agentic tasks. NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B 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.
Strongest on content. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
Compare shapes side-by-side →Frequently asked questions about NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B
How much does NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B cost?
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Is NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B ranks #159 of 176 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B?
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B is developed by NVIDIA and was released on March 16, 2026.
