Perplexity Adds NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra for Faster Agentic AI

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Perplexity has made NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Ultra model available to its Pro and Max subscribers on its platform and Perplexity Computer. This open model is designed for long-running AI agents, offering faster task completion and reduced costs for complex, multi-step workflows.

Perplexity has integrated NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra, an open 550B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model (an architecture that uses multiple specialized sub-networks), for its Pro and Max subscribers. This model is now accessible on both the Perplexity platform and Perplexity Computer, designed specifically for long-running AI agents.
Total Parameters
550B
Active Parameters
55B
Inference Throughput
5x higher
Cost Reduction for Agentic Tasks
Up to 30%
Licensing
OpenMDW-1.1

The model aims to address challenges in complex agentic workflows by enabling faster task completion and lower operational costs. It delivers up to 5x higher throughput and can reduce the cost for agentic tasks by up to 30% compared to other open models in its class.

Nemotron 3 Ultra reaches Pro and Max subscribers through Perplexity's interface or API, shipped with open weights, data, and recipes under the OpenMDW-1.1 license. The open release is the work of the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, and the model is landing widely — Arena.ai and Fireworks AI have added it too.

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Nemotron 3 Ultra is now available for Pro and Max subscribers on Perplexity and Computer. It's @nvidia's new open model built for long-running agents. https://t.co/uTvs8rn2Vs

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Still wondering? A few quick answers below.

Nemotron 3 Ultra is an open, 550B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model developed by NVIDIA. It is specifically designed to enhance the performance and efficiency of long-running AI agents in complex, multi-step tasks.

The model helps AI agents complete tasks faster and more efficiently by offering up to 5x higher throughput and reducing operational costs by up to 30%. It is optimized for frontier reasoning and orchestration in agentic systems.

Nemotron 3 Ultra is available to Perplexity Pro and Max subscribers. You can access it through the Perplexity platform directly or via Perplexity Computer, which supports its use in agentic workflows.

Nemotron 3 Ultra is an open model, meaning its weights, training data, and recipes are publicly available. It is released under the OpenMDW-1.1 license, which is a permissive license designed for open AI model distributions.

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