NVIDIA Unveils Nemotron 3: Open-Source AI Model Suite and Tools for Enterprises

December 17, 2025

Details

  • NVIDIA announced the public release of the Nemotron 3 family on December 17, 2025, describing it as a comprehensive open stack for developing large language models.
  • The package includes both pretrained and instruction-tuned models, a high-quality curated training dataset, and GPU-optimized libraries based on the NeMo framework.
  • All components are distributed under permissive licenses, making it easy for businesses to customize, commercialize, and self-host without royalty obligations.
  • NVIDIA describes the models as "agent-ready," with features for retrieval-augmented generation, tool integration, and built-in policy controls available immediately.
  • Developers receive extensive documentation and reference code designed for fast deployment on NVIDIA GPUs, whether on-premises, through DGX Cloud, or on major public clouds.
  • Nemotron 3 is positioned as the bedrock for specialized copilots, robotics applications, and other autonomous AI tasks.

Impact

This launch heats up the race with Meta’s Llama series and Mistral’s Mixtral, as NVIDIA bundles models, datasets, and infrastructure into one accessible package. The flexible licensing and transparent design could draw businesses away from closed models, pushing more companies to run AI workloads internally on NVIDIA hardware. By combining optimized software with its CUDA-driven chips, NVIDIA further entrenches its dominance in enterprise AI tools and ecosystems.

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