# NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16 [Canonical model page](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16) · [Model library](https://headlessthrones.com/models) Public catalog reference from Headless Thrones. Exact catalog ID: `nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16`. Catalog source-check date: 2026-10-23. This brief contains the public catalog answers and any catalog guide, not private drafts, historical editorial revisions or independently measured rankings. The canonical HTML page may also display separately published editorial. Current catalog answers ## What to know about NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16 AI-compiled from linked model documentation. This is a catalog reference, not an independent performance review. Catalog checked October 23, 2026. [Exact model](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16#model-answer-identity) · [Access](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16#model-answer-access) · [Token limits](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16#model-answer-context) · [Dates & knowledge](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16#model-answer-dates) · [Inputs & outputs](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16#model-answer-modalities) · [License](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16#model-answer-license) · [Model details](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16#model-answer-research) · [Weight details](https://headlessthrones.com/models/nvidia-nvidia-nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl-bf16#model-answer-repository) ### Which NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16 does this page describe? NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16 is a model record from **NVIDIA** in the Nemotron family. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) A separate version identifier is not documented in this record; the model name alone does not establish which snapshot a service runs. ### How can you access NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16? The catalog documents **Open weights** access for NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) As of the catalog check, this version was listed without confirmed general availability. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Open weights means the model weights are distributed for use under their stated terms. It does not establish a hosted API, an open-source license, or a hardware requirement. ### What are NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16's context and output limits? The publisher reports the context window as **128K tokens**. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16/resolve/ca9543b126e8bf3176916d3d305ccc415f89fd4d/README.md) We retain the publisher's notation and qualifiers; no exact token count or hosted serving allowance is inferred from it. A separate maximum-output value is not established in this record. The context or input figure should not be used as an output allowance. Context, input and output limits describe different constraints. Do not add the figures together to infer a larger window. Check the endpoint's accounting for conversation history, system instructions, tools, media and generated tokens; a documented maximum is not a guarantee of answer quality or a measured usable capacity. ### What dates are documented for NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16? **Release date: October 28, 2025.** [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) This is a release milestone, not a knowledge or training cutoff. Neither a knowledge cutoff nor a training-data cutoff is established here. A release date, repository upload or filename cannot supply those missing dates. ### What can NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16 receive and generate? Documented inputs: **text and image**. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Documented outputs: **text**. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Input support and output generation are separate capabilities. Reading an image does not establish image generation; a text output listing does not establish speech output. File sizes, formats and media limits depend on the documented implementation. ### What license is recorded for NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16? The recorded license label is **nvidia-open-model-license**. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Read the linked license and associated use terms for this exact version before redistribution, commercial deployment or fine-tuning. A label alone does not establish every permission, restriction or obligation, and it does not determine the terms of a separate hosted service. ### What distinguishes NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16? These details come from the linked publisher material for this model. Reported capabilities and training descriptions are publisher statements, not independent test results. **Nominal parameters**: Publisher reports 12.6 billion nominal parameters. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16/resolve/ca9543b126e8bf3176916d3d305ccc415f89fd4d/README.md) **Context as documented**: 128K-token context is stated in the model card. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16/resolve/ca9543b126e8bf3176916d3d305ccc415f89fd4d/README.md) **Video sampling limits**: Video preprocessing uses two frames per second, with at least eight and at most 128 frames. [Source](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16/resolve/ca9543b126e8bf3176916d3d305ccc415f89fd4d/README.md) ### What is documented about the NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16 checkpoint? This evidence refers to `nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16` at recorded revision `ca9543b126e8bf3176916d3d305ccc415f89fd4d`, checked October 23, 2026. [Repository metadata](https://huggingface.co/api/models/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Safetensors metadata records **13,181,860,358 stored parameters**. This is a stored-weight count, not necessarily the number activated per token, a download size or a GPU-memory requirement. [Repository metadata](https://huggingface.co/api/models/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Repository task tag: `image-text-to-text`. A task tag identifies a distribution category; it does not measure performance on that task. [Repository metadata](https://huggingface.co/api/models/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Listed library: `transformers`. Check that library's version and model support before loading the weights. [Repository metadata](https://huggingface.co/api/models/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Repository access gate: `false`. This records the repository's gate setting when checked; licensing and use terms still apply. [Repository metadata](https://huggingface.co/api/models/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) Read the retrieved model card for setup and qualifications. [Model card](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16/resolve/ca9543b126e8bf3176916d3d305ccc415f89fd4d/README.md) **Catalog qualifications:** Official publisher model repository; listed status confirms a catalog entry, not a verified hosted API service. [Source 1](https://huggingface.co/api/models/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16) · [Source 2](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-12B-v2-VL-BF16/resolve/ca9543b126e8bf3176916d3d305ccc415f89fd4d/README.md) **Evidence still missing here:** knowledge and training-data cutoffs and tested hardware requirements. Missing documentation is not evidence that a feature is unavailable. Headless Thrones has not independently benchmarked this model for this reference. Evaluate it on representative work before choosing it; these facts do not rank its accuracy, reliability, speed or suitability against another model. Keep the exact version in view ## Other Nemotron models from NVIDIA. These are separate records in the same publisher family. 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