by Nvidia

NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2.

text open weights laptop+ 9B params 131K ctx
Cheapest input
$0.04/M
on OpenRouter
Cheapest output
$0.16/M
on OpenRouter
Fastest
120 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Smallest GPU
1× Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2 is a large language model (LLM) trained from scratch by NVIDIA, and designed as a unified model for both reasoning and non-reasoning tasks. It responds to user queries and...

Smallest GPU to run it See all quantisations →

1× Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060.

Most-aggressive quantisation we have a working recommendation for. Lower precision = less VRAM = cheaper hardware, at a small accuracy cost.

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
OpenRouter api aggregator $0.04 $0.16 Launch ↗
Performance

Speed across providers.

Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.

Provider Tokens/sec TTFT Total
OpenRouter 119.8 4061 ms 4173 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2?
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is open-weight, so you can self-host on rented GPUs. See the Run It Yourself tab for GPU configurations + cost estimates, or use one of the hosted inference providers listed on this page.
Where can I access NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2?
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is available via OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2?
API pricing starts at $0.04/M input tokens and $0.16/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 open-source or proprietary?
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.