Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)✓ Catalog verified
Dots3-Note Preview is an open-weight mixture-of-experts model from Dots Studio, with 16B active parameters out of 280B total. It is the lightest model in the Dots 3 family and is...
Overview
Dots3-Note Preview is an open-weight mixture-of-experts model from Dots Studio, with 16B active parameters out of 280B total. It is the lightest model in the Dots 3 family and is...
Access: available through the official Dots Studio API. Context window: 512K.
Specifications
| API identifier | dots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:free |
| Provider | Dots Studio |
| Model type | Multimodal LLM |
| Context window | 512K catalog |
| Input modalities | text · image |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text+image->text |
Pricing
Live pricing components for dots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:free as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $0 | $0.00 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $0 | $0.00 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | N/A | N/A | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$0Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | ✓ Supported | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | ✓ Supported | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | Not advertised | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="dots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:free",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
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Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) cost?
$0.00 per 1M input tokens and $0.00 per 1M output tokens on the official Dots Studio API.
What is the context window of Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)?
Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) supports up to 512K tokens of context.
Does Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) support tool / function calling?
Yes, Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) supports tool / function calling — you can register tools and the model will emit structured tool calls.
How do I access Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)?
Use the official Dots Studio API with the model id `dots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:free`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.