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NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

AI model by NVIDIA. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.20
Output$0.60
Blended (3:1)$0.30

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed163 tok/s
Time to First Token1730ms

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Benchmarks

Editorial Analysis

Profile. NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) is a budget-tier option from NVIDIA at $0.60/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on measurable benchmarks — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Latency. On latency, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) reports 163 tok/s output speed and 1730ms time-to-first-token. Output speed is in the normal range — most chat and completion applications will be token-bound, not streaming-bound.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) costs $0.26 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.

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Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0005
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$0.5000
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$5.00
10.0M in / 5.0M out