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NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL

NVIDIA · Released October 28, 2025

Intelligence score

5

At a glance

Intelligence
5
Speed
241.4tokens/sec
Latency
1.07stime to first token
Input price
$0.20per 1M tokens
Output price
$0.60per 1M tokens
Context window
130Ktokens
Parameters
13.2billions

Summary

Comparison summary

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) scores 5 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 6). NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) generates output at 241.4 tokens per second (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is well above average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 101.8 t/s). NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.15) and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.32), based on the median across providers serving the model.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
ProviderNVIDIA
Release dateOctober 28, 2025
Intelligence score5
Speed241.4 tokens/sec
Latency (TTFT)1.07s
Input price$0.20 / 1M tokens
Output price$0.60 / 1M tokens
Context window130,000 tokens
Parameters13.2B
ReasoningNo
Input modalitiestext, image
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseNvidia Open Model License
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.20 and output $0.60 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.20
  2. Output$0.60

Model Intelligence legacy profile: nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl

FAQ · 19

Frequently asked questions

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) was released on October 28, 2025.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) was created by NVIDIA.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) scores 5 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 6).

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) generates output at 241.4 tokens per second (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is well above average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 101.8 t/s).

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 1.07s (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is better than average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 1.54s).

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.15) and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.32), based on the median across providers serving the model.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (based on the median across providers serving the model). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.24 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

No, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) supports text and image input.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) supports text output.

Yes, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.

Yes, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) has a context window of 130k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

Yes, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) has 13.2 billion parameters.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) is released under the Nvidia Open Model License license. This license allows commercial use.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) achieves a score of 5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) is available via API through 2 providers.

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) is available through 2 API providers.