Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for input tokens while Claude Opus 4.7 costs $5 per 1M tokens.
API cost decision in 10 seconds
🔥Claude Opus 4.7 vs 🔥Nemotron 3 Super (free)
Pick Nemotron 3 Super (free) for lower cost; pick Claude Opus 4.7 only if the larger context window matters more.
Budget verdict
Pick Nemotron 3 Super (free) for lower cost; pick Claude Opus 4.7 only if the larger context window matters more.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super (free) is estimated at $0 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus 4.7, saving $17.5 (100% lower).
Claude Opus 4.7 has more context, but Nemotron 3 Super (free) saves $17.5 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $175. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for output tokens while Claude Opus 4.7 costs $25 per 1M tokens.
Claude Opus 4.7 has 737.86K more context (3.81x larger).
Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $17.5.
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Quick Decision
Nemotron 3 Super (free) has the lower input price; Nemotron 3 Super (free) has the lower output price; Claude Opus 4.7 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Nemotron 3 Super (free) is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $17.5 for Claude Opus 4.7 and $0 for Nemotron 3 Super (free).
Choose Claude Opus 4.7 when you care most about larger context window.
Choose Nemotron 3 Super (free) when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super (free) is estimated at $0 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus 4.7, saving $17.5 (100% lower).
- Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $17.5.
- Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for input tokens while Claude Opus 4.7 costs $5 per 1M tokens.
- Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for output tokens while Claude Opus 4.7 costs $25 per 1M tokens.
- Claude Opus 4.7 has 737.86K more context (3.81x larger).
| Feature | 🔥Claude Opus 4.7 (Anthropic) | 🔥Nemotron 3 Super (free) (NVIDIA) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $5 | $0 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $25 | $0 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $17.5 | $0 |
| Context Window | 1M | 262.14K |
| Release Date | 2026-04-16 | 2026-03-11 |
| Popularity Rank current rank | #2 | #12 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Nemotron 3 Super (free) | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super (free) is estimated at $0 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus 4.7, saving $17.5 (100% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Nemotron 3 Super (free) | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Nemotron 3 Super (free) | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Claude Opus 4.7 | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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