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NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra pricing

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra is an open frontier-reasoning and orchestration model from NVIDIA, with 55B active parameters out of 550B total (MoE). NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra from OpenRouter costs $0.600 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.120 per 1M. Context window 262,144 tokens.

API id nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.600
Input / 1M tokens
$2.40
Output / 1M tokens
$0.120
Cached input / 1M
262K
Context window

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra specifications

Provider
OpenRouter
API id
nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
262K tokens
Max output
183K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

Tags

  • flagship

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra across providers

The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.

ProviderInput /1MCached /1MOutput /1M1M in + 1M outvs vendor
OpenRouterHostCheapestviewing
$0.600$0.120$2.40$3.00—
Free routes$0

Free routes are rate-limited, can rotate off the roster without notice, and may differ in context, tools or caching from the paid door. Always confirm on the provider's page before depending on one.

What NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0018
Document summary50,0002,000$0.03
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$1.08

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra price history

RecordedInput /1MOutput /1M
2026-09-19$0.600$2.40
2026-09-16$0.625$3.13
2026-09-14$0.600$2.40
2026-09-04$0.625$3.13
2026-09-03$0.600$2.40
2026-09-02$0.625$3.13
2026-08-28$0.500$2.20
2026-08-27$0.600$3.60

Common questions

How much does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra cost per 1M tokens?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.600 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.120 per 1M.
What is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra's context window?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra accepts up to 262,144 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 182,520 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $0.600 for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra price come from?
From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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