Dots3-Note Preview (free)
General purposeVisionToolsDots Studio · Released August 2026
Dots3-Note Preview is an open-weight mixture-of-experts model from Dots Studio, with 16B active parameters out of 280B total.
It is part of Dots Studio's Dots line, carried here as a free preview.
Facts and pricing
- Provider
- Dots Studio
- Context window
- 512K tokens
- Input price
- 0 credits / 1M tokens ($0 raw)
- Output price
- 0 credits / 1M tokens ($0 raw)
- Vision (image input)
- Yes
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Extended reasoning
- No
Credits are what Zeplik bills: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin. Raw prices shown per 1M tokens.
What Dots3-Note Preview (free) is best for
- Balanced everyday work: writing, questions, brainstorming and summarization
- Very long documents and codebases: a 512K-token window fits entire books or repositories in one conversation
- Working with images: screenshots, charts, photos and scanned documents alongside text
- Tool use and agents: reliably calls functions, so it can search, run skills and drive workflows
Example prompts
Prompts that suit a general purpose model like Dots3-Note Preview (free):
- Help me outline a talk about what I learned this year
- Compare these two paragraphs and tell me which is clearer and why
- Draft a polite reply declining this invitation
- Explain this concept with a concrete everyday analogy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Dots3-Note Preview (free)?
- Dots3-Note Preview (free) is an AI model by Dots Studio. Dots3-Note Preview is an open-weight mixture-of-experts model from Dots Studio, with 16B active parameters out of 280B total.
- How much does Dots3-Note Preview (free) cost on Zeplik?
- Input tokens cost 0 credits per million and output tokens 0 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $0 and $0 per million). New accounts start with free credits.
- How long can a conversation with Dots3-Note Preview (free) be?
- Dots3-Note Preview (free) has a 512K-token context window (512,000 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.
- Does Dots3-Note Preview (free) support images and tools?
- Dots3-Note Preview (free) accepts image input and supports tool calling.
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More you can do with Dots3-Note Preview (free)
- 468 AI skillsReady-to-run expert methods for writing, data, code and more, each running on Dots3-Note Preview (free) or any model you pick.
- 997 integrationsConnect Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and hundreds more so the assistant can work in your apps.
- Simple pricingPlus, Pro and Max plans with a monthly credit allowance that works across every model.