> NVIDIA NIM
NVIDIA NIM (Build) is NVIDIA's official hosted model-inference service, providing API access to over 100 frontier open-source models (Llama 3.3, Nemotron, DeepSeek). It features a permanent free tier with a 40 RPM limit, authenticated via a standard API key and accessible through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
// pros
- NVIDIA's official first-party platform, hosted on DGX Cloud — high credibility, and officially states user data is not used for training
- Signup gives a permanent key, no credit card, no trial countdown, exposing 120+ hosted models (including 550B-class ones)
- OpenAI-compatible interface, rated by some developers as an 'unexpectedly generous' free resource
// cons
- ~40 RPM limit is exhausted in 2-3 minutes by high-frequency agent/multi-turn coding workflows, causing continuous 429s
- Free access is limited to prototyping, research, development and testing; production needs an AI Enterprise license
- Historical reports of credits zeroing out unused and 402 'Cloud credits expired' errors
Good for free access to NVIDIA's large catalog of hosted open-source models for research and prototyping; for high-frequency/agentic use mind the 40 RPM limit (which can be raised), and production requires a commercial license.
community_reputation
As NVIDIA's official platform its reputation is positive: Costbench/yangmao confirm a permanent free tier, no card needed, and a rich model catalog, while official docs promise data is not used for training. Negatives center on 40 RPM being insufficient for agentic workflows and occasional credit zeroing. A big-vendor first-party free tier with no run-away/key-theft risk.
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Free tier present — value not quantified
This provider offers a free tier, but its terms don’t convert cleanly into a USD figure (e.g. request-count limits or capacity-dependent pools). We refuse to print a misleading zero here. See the note below and the official pricing page for the exact limits.
note: Permanent free tier: API key at signup, no card, no trial countdown; ~40 RPM (200 RPM on request). Historically 1000 credits (+4000 enterprise email) but users report credits expiring unused, so not counted as value.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | Permanent free tier — signup yields an API key, no credit card, no trial countdown; current limit ~40 RPM (can request 200 RPM). Historically granted 1000 credits (enterprise email +4000); some users hit credits zeroing out unused and 402 'Cloud credits expired' errors. |
| Free Tier | free | — | — | — | 40 requests per minute permanent free limit for hosted models. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | $0.050 | $0.200 | 262k |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | $0.080 | $0.200 | 262k |
| Nemotron 3 Super | $0.085 | $0.400 | 262k |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | $0.625 | $3.13 | 256k |
| nvidia/llama-3.1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1 | — | — | — |
| mistralai/mistral-large-3-675b-instruct-2512 | — | — | — |
| qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b | — | — | 262k |
| deepseek-v4-pro | — | — | 1.0M |
| GLM 5.2 | — | — | 1.0M |
| gpt-oss-120b | — | — | 131k |
| kimi-k2.6 | — | — | 262k |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | — | — | 131k |
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$ Does NVIDIA NIM have a free tier?
Yes — NVIDIA NIM offers a free tier. Always confirm current limits on NVIDIA NIM's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does NVIDIA NIM cost per 1M tokens?
The cheapest model we track at NVIDIA NIM is $0.050 per 1M input tokens and $0.200 per 1M output tokens. This is normalized from NVIDIA NIM's published pricing — verify with the provider before purchasing, since prices change frequently.
$ Is NVIDIA NIM safe to use?
Uprouter rates NVIDIA NIM as low risk. Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use NVIDIA NIM through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — NVIDIA NIM is Connect-compatible. Add your NVIDIA NIM API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
No recorded changes yet.
live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
| Checked | Status | Latency |
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| 13h ago | up | 14ms |
| 14h ago | up | 15ms |
| 1d ago | up | 17ms |
| 2d ago | up | 14ms |
| 3d ago | up | 18ms |
| 4d ago | up | 13ms |
| 12d ago | up | 370ms |
Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "nvidia-llama-3-1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via NVIDIA NIM" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.