NVIDIA·#207 of 360 on the current board
Nemotron Cascade 8B Thinking is a language model from NVIDIA. It ranks #207 of 360 on ModelCap's current board, with an Index score of 36.1, modeled from the publisher's launch results against measured models. Its score range of 22.6–49.7 spans positions #125–#285. Its weights are downloadable under a use-restricted licence.
Figures as of 27 Oct 2026, 18:14 UTC · download the public dataset · methodology
OpenRouter endpoint status could not be refreshed. This model is not treated as currently served until a successful observation arrives.
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Market Gravity uses OpenRouter’s full-catalogue popularity order. Sparse Vercel top-ten observations appear only when published and do not affect the score.
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OpenRouter weekly popularity across the full model catalogue.
Independent providers versus the model's open or closed cohort, weighted by uptime.
Hugging Face 30-day downloads for open models; neutral for closed models.
Time since first public availability, on a six-month half-life.
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Restricted license. Downloadable weights use a model-specific or use-restricted license. Review the linked license before use, redistribution, or commercial deployment.
Models within 3 places of #207 on the ModelCap Index.
The same publisher's other current models with a public Index position.
Nemotron Cascade 8B Thinking holds ModelCap Index position #207 of 360 ranked language models as of 27 October 2026, with an Index score of 36.1 (interval 22.6–49.7); evidence: modeled · peer benchmarks. The Index combines public benchmark boards with published uncertainty; the methodology page explains the weighting.
No live API price is listed for Nemotron Cascade 8B Thinking in the current snapshot as of 27 October 2026 because the latest endpoint refresh was unavailable. ModelCap shows a price only when a provider currently lists one.
Restricted license (nvidia-open-model-license). Downloadable weights use a model-specific or use-restricted license. Review the linked license before use, redistribution, or commercial deployment. The repository is nvidia/Nemotron-Cascade-8B-Thinking on Hugging Face.
Nemotron Cascade 8B Thinking's Index position rests on the evidence listed on this page; it has no result on the public boards ModelCap tracks as separate leaderboards as of 27 October 2026. The evidence panel names each source and its publication date.
Nemotron Cascade 8B Thinking first appeared in the catalogue on 8 Dec 2025. It is the current version in its family. Rank and price movements since then are recorded on the site's changes feed.