NVIDIA의 Nemotron Research Reasoning 모델은 강화학습 기반의 고효율 오픈 웨이트 사고 사슬(Chain-of-Thought) 추론에 최적화된 AI 모델로, 128K 컨텍스트 윈도우, 초당 45 토큰의 생성 속도, 종합 지능 지수 68/100점(무료 오픈 웨이트 제공)을 제공합니다.
Technical Specifications
- Provider
- NVIDIA
- Category
- open-source
- Release Date
- 2025-08
- Batch API Discount
- Standard rate
- Consumer Subscription
- Free / Self-Hosted
- Reasoning Effort Control
- Configurable (Low / Med / High)
- Structured Outputs
- Yes
- Output Modalities
- text
- Official Documentation
- Visit Official Docs ↗
Data Privacy, Licensing & Deployment Governance
Official Provider Release Intelligence, API Quotas & Agentic Specs
- Official API Model ID (SDK String)
- nemotron-research-reasoning
- Supported SDK & API Protocol
- OpenAI-Compatible REST / vLLM / SGLang / HuggingFace TGI
- Lifecycle & Deprecation Status
- Active GA (Guaranteed support through 2027+)
- Production Rate Limits (RPM & TPM)
- Unlimited (Hardware-bound on self-hosted GPU) / 10,000 RPM Cloud · Unlimited local throughput / 10M+ TPM Managed Cloud
- Long-Context Pricing Tier (>128K / >200K)
- Free across full context window (only KV-cache VRAM scales)
- Prompt Cache Write & TTL Policy
- Automatic prefix KV-caching in vLLM / SGLang (0 cost)
- Computer Use & Browser GUI Agent
- API / CLI Tool-Use & DOM Agent ready (no raw pixel desktop click loop)
- MCP & Parallel Tool Calling
- Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema
- Web Search Grounding & Code Sandbox
- Supported via external Tavily/Exa Search & E2B/Docker Sandbox tools
- Fine-Tuning & Distillation Support
- Full Weights SFT, LoRA, QLoRA, DPO & GRPO RL (Unsloth / Axolotl / Llama-Factory)
- Multimodal Tokenization Billing
- Text BPE (~4 chars/token)
- Weights Precision & Quantization
- BF16 / FP16, FP8 Dynamic, INT4 AWQ / GPTQ, GGUF (Q4_K_M / Q8_0)
- Minimum GPU VRAM Requirement
- 43 GB VRAM (4-bit Quantized) · 151 GB VRAM (Native BF16)
- Supported Inference Engines
- vLLM, SGLang, Ollama, llama.cpp, TensorRT-LLM, HuggingFace TGI
- System Card & Safety Framework
- Open-Weights System Card + Customizable Guardrail Layer (Llama Guard / ShieldGemma)
- Enterprise Compliance (SOC2 / HIPAA / ZDR)
- 100% Air-Gapped On-Premises / Private VPC · Full HIPAA, GDPR & SOC2 Control
Nemotron Research Reasoning Cost, Context, Hardware & API Integration
Open-weights or free-tier model: $0 API license cost when self-hosted.
Same Monthly Workload Cost Across Popular Reference Models
Live Prompt Paste Tokenizer & Cost Counter
Paste real system instructions, JSON schemas, or code to measure BPE token counts across tokenizers.
Hybrid Prompt Routing Cascade Simulator
Route routine queries to a fast lightweight model ($0.15/1M) and escalate only complex reasoning turns to Nemotron Research Reasoning:
Benchmark Scores & 6-Axis Capability Radar
- SWE-bench Verified
- 48.5%
- GPQA Diamond
- 62%
- MMLU-Pro
- 82%
- HumanEval
- 88%
- Terminal-Bench
- 42%
- AIME
- 68%
- Long-Context Reasoning
- 78%
- Chatbot Arena Elo
- 1340pts
Strengths
- 128K 컨텍스트 윈도우 및 최대 16K 출력 토큰 생성 지원 (SWE-bench Verified 48.5% · GPQA Diamond 62%)
- 초당 45 토큰의 빠른 처리 속도와 520ms에 불과한 첫 토큰 지연 시간(TTFT)
- 오픈 웨이트 아키텍처 (70B)를 통해 vLLM, SGLang, Ollama 기반 자체 GPU 서버 구축 및 파인튜닝 가능
Limitations & Trade-offs
- 비양자화 전체 정밀도로 로컬 서버에서 구동하려면 충분한 GPU VRAM 용량이 필요합니다
- 초고난도 학술 연구 및 수학 증명 과제에서는 상위 대형 추론 특화 모델이 더 깊은 분석을 제공할 수 있습니다
Editorial Assessment
지능 지수 68/100점, 128K 컨텍스트, 초당 45 토큰의 속도를 갖춘 Nemotron Research Reasoning 모델은 NVIDIA 생태계에서 성능과 경제성을 모두 만족시키는 검증된 선택입니다.
Best for: 강화학습 기반의 고효율 오픈 웨이트 사고 사슬(Chain-of-Thought) 추론, 엔터프라이즈 RAG 지식베이스 및 대규모 프로덕션 API 연동에 최적.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Nemotron Research Reasoning
How much does the Nemotron Research Reasoning API cost per 1M tokens?+
Nemotron Research Reasoning by NVIDIA is priced at $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens. With prompt caching enabled, cached input tokens cost $0 per 1M tokens, and asynchronous Batch API requests receive a 0% discount.
Should I use a $20/month subscription or the Nemotron Research Reasoning pay-as-you-go API?+
A flat $20/month consumer subscription is predictable for daily interactive chat and manual coding. However, if you are building software, running automated workflows, or sending low-to-moderate volume with prompt caching enabled, the pay-as-you-go API is typically far more cost-effective and offers higher rate limits without manual UI caps.
How many words and pages fit in Nemotron Research Reasoning's context window?+
Nemotron Research Reasoning features a 128K tokens context window, which equals approximately 96,000 English words or ~256 standard single-spaced pages in a single prompt. Its maximum output generation per turn is 16,384 tokens.
Can I run Nemotron Research Reasoning locally on my own GPU (Open Weights)?+
Yes, Nemotron Research Reasoning (70B) releases open weights that can be self-hosted locally or on private cloud GPUs using vLLM, Ollama, SGLang, or llama.cpp.
Does NVIDIA train on data sent to the Nemotron Research Reasoning API, and is commercial use allowed?+
100% Isolated when self-hosted on private GPUs or VPC. License tier: Open-Weights Research & Commercial License. Full commercial ownership of generated outputs. Supported deployment channels include: Self-Hosted GPU (vLLM / Ollama), Private VPC, or Managed Serverless API.
How does Nemotron Research Reasoning perform on coding and reasoning benchmarks?+
Nemotron Research Reasoning achieves a composite Intelligence Index of 68/100, scoring 48.5% on SWE-bench Verified, 62% on GPQA Diamond, 82% on MMLU-Pro, and 1340 pts on Chatbot Arena Elo.
What is Nemotron Research Reasoning best used for?+
Nemotron Research Reasoning is best suited for: 강화학습 기반의 고효율 오픈 웨이트 사고 사슬(Chain-of-Thought) 추론, 엔터프라이즈 RAG 지식베이스 및 대규모 프로덕션 API 연동에 최적.. Assessment: 지능 지수 68/100점, 128K 컨텍스트, 초당 45 토큰의 속도를 갖춘 Nemotron Research Reasoning 모델은 NVIDIA 생태계에서 성능과 경제성을 모두 만족시키는 검증된 선택입니다.
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AI Glossary & Architecture Concepts
View full glossary →Key machine learning concepts and benchmarks relevant to Nemotron Research Reasoning:
The basic unit of text that a language model processes, typically representing about 3 to 4 English characters or roughly 0.75 words. For example, the sentence "Artificial intelligence is fast" breaks down into about 5 tokens.
A standardized evaluation suite used to objectively measure and rank an AI model's capabilities across specific tasks — such as SWE-bench Verified for software engineering, AIME for competitive math, or MMLU for general knowledge.
The maximum number of tokens a model can consider at once — both the input it reads and the output it writes. A 1,000,000-token context window can hold roughly 750,000 English words in a single request.
An AI model trained via reinforcement learning to spend dynamic compute thinking through complex logic, math, and architectural problems before outputting a solution. Examples include OpenAI o1, o3, and DeepSeek R1.
A step-by-step reasoning technique where an AI model generates intermediate problem-solving thoughts before arriving at a final answer. Native reasoning models like OpenAI o3 and DeepSeek R1 use CoT to solve complex math and coding challenges.
The ability of a language model to recognize when an external capability is needed and output structured JSON arguments to invoke external APIs, databases, or terminal commands. The runtime executes the tool and passes results back to the model.
Benchmark scores, token prices, and rate limits evolve rapidly as AI labs release model updates. Always verify current specifications and pricing on the official provider documentation.