Avoid nemotron-3-ultra:free on Nous Portal for now
A Reddit user warned others not to switch to the new nemotron-3-ultra:free model on Nous Portal right now. The user said the model was extremely slow, gave broken answers, and disrupted their Hermes setup and prompt flow. They said they fixed the problem by switching back to a stable model and restoring a backup.
Key points
- The post warns users not to use nemotron-3-ultra:free on Nous Portal right now.
- The user says output was very slow, around one token every five seconds.
- The user says the model produced heavy hallucinations and broken answers.
- The user says it disrupted their Hermes setup and prompt flow.
- Before testing a new model, keep a backup and a stable model ready.
Quick term guide
- switch
- A network box that connects several wired devices to the same local network.
- prompt flow
- The order and method you use to send instructions to an AI and handle its replies.
- backup
- A saved copy you can restore if something breaks.
- hermes-agent
- A likely name for Nous Research’s agent-style AI tool or service.
- workflow
- A repeatable set of steps for getting a task done.
- testing
- The process of checking that software does what it's supposed to do, usually by running it and looking for errors.
- hallucinations
- Errors where an AI generates false information that looks real.
- hallucination
- When AI makes something up and presents it as a real answer.