# NVIDIA NIM 7 Hacker News commenters recommended NVIDIA NIM and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. **Verdict:** People recommend NVIDIA NIM for free access to top AI models at no cost to start. Critics mention spotty aarch64 coverage, slow speeds and doubts about staying power. ## Why people recommend it - Free access to top models (4 comments): "Nvidia is offering free access to top models for free through NIM" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48191322)) "NVIDIA NIM has a bunch of models at no cost right now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47597214)) "Nvidia has already a good free offer with Nim" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458673)) - Costs nothing to use (3 comments): "NVIDIA NIM has a bunch of models at no cost right now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47597214)) "nvidia nim is completely free (I've payed $0 total)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46501409)) "completely free dev access for young people" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339345)) ## What people warn about - Spotty aarch64 coverage (1 comments): "NVIDIA's own internal catalogs (libraries, NIMs, etc) are still spotty on aarch64 coverage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48362368)) - Slow speeds and frequent timeouts (1 comments): "it'll probably be 10 tok/s or lower and timeout frequently" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49069295)) - Doubts it will last (1 comments): "hope it's not a flash in the pan like their NIMs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47784964)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [DeepInfra](https://hackerapproved.com/p/deepinfra.md): 36 recommend - [Together AI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/together-ai.md): 20 recommend - [fal.ai](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fal-ai.md): 19 recommend - [Neuralwatt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/neuralwatt.md): 18 recommend - [Baseten](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baseten.md): 15 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://build.nvidia.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "NVIDIA NIM", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nvidia-nim/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).