NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B✓ Catalog verified
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is a small language MoE model with highest compute efficiency and accuracy for developers to build specialized agentic AI systems. The model is fully open with open-weights, datasets and recipes so developers can easily customize, optimize, and deploy the model on their infrastructure for maximum privacy and security.
Overview
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is a small language MoE model with highest compute efficiency and accuracy for developers to build specialized agentic AI systems. The model is fully open with open-weights, datasets and recipes so developers can easily customize, optimize, and deploy the model on their infrastructure for maximum privacy and security.
Access: available through the official Nvidia API. Context window: 262K.
Specifications
| API identifier | nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b |
| Provider | Nvidia |
| Model type | Text LLM |
| Context window | 262K catalog |
| Input modalities | text |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text->text |
API defaults
{
"top_p": null,
"temperature": null,
"frequency_penalty": null
}Pricing
Live pricing components for nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $5e-8 | $0.05 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $2e-7 | $0.20 / 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
$0.07Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | Not advertised | 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 NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 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="nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b",
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 NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B cost?
$0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens on the official Nvidia API.
What is the context window of NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B supports up to 262K tokens of context.
Does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B support tool / function calling?
Yes, NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B supports tool / function calling — you can register tools and the model will emit structured tool calls.
How do I access NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
Use the official Nvidia API with the model id `nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.