Is Nvidia better than Recursive?
It depends on the job: Nvidia offers the broader line-up (22 models vs 1), Nvidia the longest context (1.0M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Nvidia vs Recursive
Nvidia lists 22 models and Recursive 1. Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
At a glance
| Nvidia | Recursive | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 22 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 22 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.24 | n/a |
| Cheapest paid model | NVIDIA: Switchyard ($-1000000.0000) | n/a |
| Longest context | NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (1.0M) | Recursive: Flint (free) (262K) |
| Free models | 9 | 1 |
| Newest model | NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (2026-10-15) | Recursive: Flint (free) (2026-10-21) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 37 | 0 |
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What each costs for real workloads
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | Nvidia | Recursive |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $-95000000.0000 with NVIDIA: Switchyard | no suitable model |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $-130000000.0000 with NVIDIA: Switchyard | no suitable model |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $6.72 with NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 | no suitable model |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $-86000000.0000 with NVIDIA: Switchyard | no suitable model |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $-51000000.0000 with NVIDIA: Switchyard | no suitable model |
Cheapest model for each capability
| You need | Nvidia | Recursive |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | NVIDIA: Switchyard ($-1000000.0000) | none listed |
| With tool calling | NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 ($0.07) | none listed |
| With image input | NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety ($0.20) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 ($0.07) | none listed |
| 128K+ context | NVIDIA: Switchyard ($-1000000.0000) | none listed |
| 1M+ context | NVIDIA: Switchyard ($-1000000.0000) | none listed |
Line-up by type and price tier
| Model type | Nvidia | Recursive |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+audio+video->text | 1 | 0 |
| text+image+video->text | 4 | 0 |
| text+image->text | 2 | 0 |
| text->text | 15 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Nvidia | Recursive |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 9 | 1 |
| Under $0.50 | 7 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 5 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Frequently asked questions
Which has more models, Nvidia or Recursive?
Nvidia: Nvidia lists 22 models and Recursive lists 1.
Which provider has the longest context window?
Nvidia: Nvidia's longest is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL at 1.0M tokens; Recursive's is Recursive: Flint (free) at 262K.
Do Nvidia or Recursive offer free models?
Nvidia: 9 free models (e.g. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)). Recursive: 1 free model (e.g. Recursive: Flint (free)).
Which provider has models that can read images?
Nvidia: 7 of 22 models accept images. Recursive: 0 of 1.