# Switchyard

> Switchyard is a language model from NVIDIA, released on 21 Sept 2026. It accepts text and generates text, with a 1M-token context window.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/switchyard
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** NVIDIA
- **Release date:** 21 Sept 2026 (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/nvidia/switchyard)
- **Status:** Generally available
- **Context window:** 1M (1,000,000 tokens) (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/nvidia/switchyard)
- **Input:** Text (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/nvidia/switchyard)
- **Output:** Text (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/nvidia/switchyard)
- **Reasoning mode:** No (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/nvidia/switchyard)
- **Tool calling:** No (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/nvidia/switchyard)
- **Structured output:** No (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/nvidia/switchyard)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | – | – | – | 1M |

## FAQ

### What is the context window of Switchyard?

Switchyard has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M), according to OpenRouter.

### When was Switchyard released?

NVIDIA released Switchyard on 21 Sept 2026, according to OpenRouter.

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