NVIDIA's open post-trained/distilled model family built on Llama and NVIDIA's own architectures
Includes top-ranked open embedding models (Nemotron Embed, Llama-Embed-Nemotron)
OpenReasoning-Nemotron: distilled reasoning models for local/edge inference
Nemotron (NVIDIA) — straight answers
What is Nemotron (NVIDIA)?
Nemotron (NVIDIA) is listed under Notable Open Models, in the AI Models & Local Execution category on Flocci AI Tools. NVIDIA's open post-trained/distilled model family built on Llama and NVIDIA's own architectures. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at huggingface.co.
Is Nemotron (NVIDIA) free?
Nemotron (NVIDIA) is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 115 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.
What can Nemotron (NVIDIA) do?
Nemotron (NVIDIA) does 3 things the catalog singles out: Nvidia's open post-trained/distilled model family built on llama and nvidia's own architectures; includes top-ranked open embedding models (nemotron embed, llama-embed-nemotron); openreasoning-nemotron: distilled reasoning models for local/edge inference.
What is the best free alternative to Nemotron (NVIDIA)?
DeepSeek Models is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Notable Open Models sub-category and is free. EXAONE (LG AI Research), Falcon (TII) and Gemma (Google) also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.