Free NVIDIA NIM models

Free with NVIDIA Developer Program membership. 100+ models. Rate-limited (no daily token cap).

Free NVIDIA NIM models in this directory

• Kimi K2.6 · Free tier
• DeepSeek V4 Flash · Free tier
• GLM 5.1 · Free tier
• DeepSeek V4 Pro · Free tier
• deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1 · ~40 RPM
• google/gemma-4-31b · ~40 RPM
• meta/llama-3.1-405b-instruct · ~40 RPM
• minimax/minimax-m2.7 · ~40 RPM
• mistralai/mistral-large-2-instruct · ~40 RPM
• Nemotron 3 Ultra · Free tier
• nvidia/llama-3.1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1 · ~40 RPM
• nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b · ~40 RPM
• nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b · ~40 RPM
• qwen/qwen2.5-72b-instruct · ~40 RPM
• MiniMax M2.7 · Free tier
• Step 3.5 Flash · Free tier
• Step 3.7 Flash · Free tier
• Qwen3.5 400B VLM · Free tier
• Mistral Medium 3.5 · Free tier
• Qwen3 80B Instruct · Free tier
• Qwen3.5 122B · Free tier
• Llama 4 Maverick · Free tier
• GPT OSS 120B · Free tier
• Mistral Small 4 · Free tier
• MiniMax M3 · Free tier
• Mistral Large 675B · Free tier
• Nemotron 3 Omni · Free tier
• Gemma 4 31B · Free tier
• GPT OSS 20B · Free tier
• Seed OSS 36B · Free tier
• Stockmark 100B · Free tier
• Ministral 14B · Free tier
• Llama 3.2 11B Vision · Free tier
• Phi 4 Mini · Free tier

Frequently asked

Are NVIDIA NIM models free?

Yes, within NVIDIA NIM's free tier (~40 RPM). No credit card is required. This directory lists 34 of its free models individually; beyond those, the provider offers 90 more models on the same tier.

Can I use NVIDIA NIM's free models commercially?

Commercial terms are not clearly documented. Check the provider's current terms before shipping.

How do I start using NVIDIA NIM's free models?

Free with NVIDIA Developer Program membership. 100+ models. Rate-limited (no daily token cap).

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Related free models

• Kimi K2.6 (Ollama Cloud) · Free tier
• GLM 4.6 (Z.ai) · Self-host free
• Gemini 3.5 Flash (Google Gemini) · 15 RPM, 1,500 RPD
• DeepSeek V3-0324 (DeepSeek) · Self-host free
• Gemini 2.5 Flash (Google AI Studio) · Generous · no card
• Qwen3.7 Max (Qwen) · Free tier