Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)
NVIDIA's Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) is a image-generation model. NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 2 VL is a 12-billion-parameter open multimodal reasoning model designed for video understanding and document intelligence. It introduces a hybrid Transformer-Mamba architecture, combining transformer-level accuracy with Mamba’s...
by NVIDIA · 128K token context window
Best for
- image generation from text
- creative design and ideation
Ways to use Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) in osFoundry
Connect with your own key (BYOK)
Open the key dialog and paste your NVIDIA API key. osFoundry discovers Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) automatically — assign it to a Maestro role (router, direct, orchestrator, or fallback) in the Pipeline tab and it is live in every chat. Your key, your provider account — no token markup.
Use it in a Room App
Room Apps declare AI features in their manifest, then call them with invokeAI:
import { invokeAI } from '@osfoundry/app-sdk'
// 'summarize' is an AI feature declared in your app manifest.
const result = await invokeAI('summarize', userText)
Call it from your own apps
Once a model is wired into your workspace you can host it as an API and reach it from your own services, scripts, or CI — outside osFoundry.
Run Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) yourself
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) is also available as open weights — self-host it for full data control and no per-token cost. See that page for GPU requirements and a cost comparison against API pricing.
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) vs similar models
Licence
Hosted — usage subject to provider terms — Hosted-only model — usage governed by the provider's API terms. Bring your own provider key.
No weights distributed; usage subject to provider terms.
Frequently asked about Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)
How much does Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) cost?
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) is metered at Free for input, and Free for output. Bring your own NVIDIA API key — osFoundry passes through provider pricing without markup.
Can I use Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) commercially?
Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Hosted-only model — usage governed by the provider's API terms. Bring your own provider key. No weights distributed; usage subject to provider terms.
What is the context window of Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)?
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) supports a 128K token context window.
Can I run Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) locally?
No — Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) is hosted only and accessed via the NVIDIA API. An open-weights equivalent is available to self-host — see the cross-link above.
What is Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) best at?
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) is well-suited to image generation from text, creative design and ideation.
How do I use Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) in osFoundry?
Paste your NVIDIA API key in the key dialog (or deploy the open weights for self-hostable models), assign Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) to a Maestro role in the Pipeline tab, then use it in chat, Room Apps via invokeAI, or your own apps.
Published by NVIDIA on October 28, 2025. Source: https://openrouter.ai/nvidia/nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl:free