# NVIDIA NIM for Large Language Models and Vision Language Models > Official documentation for deploying, configuring, operating, and integrating NVIDIA NIM for Large Language Models and Vision Language Models (NIM LLM and VLM), including supported models and hardware, OpenAI-compatible APIs, Kubernetes and cloud deployment, performance, security, and troubleshooting. This index follows the latest published documentation. Each link returns a clean Markdown representation of the corresponding documentation page. Consult the release notes and support matrix before selecting a container version, model, GPU, or deployment profile. ## About NIM LLM and VLM - [Overview](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/about-nim-llm/overview.html.md) - [NIM Offerings](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/about-nim-llm/nim-offerings.html.md) - [Enterprise-Grade Inference Software Stack](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/about-nim-llm/enterprise-grade.html.md) - [Release Notes](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/about-nim-llm/release-notes.html.md) ## Get Started - [About Get Started](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/index.html.md) - [Prerequisites](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/prerequisites.html.md) - [Configuration](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/configuration.html.md) - [Installation](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/installation.html.md) - [Quickstart](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/quickstart.html.md) - [Advanced](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/index.html.md) - [Model-Specific Deployment Considerations](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/model-specific-deployment-considerations.html.md) - [Get Started with DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/get-started-deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017.html.md) - [Get Started with GLM-5.3-Flash](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/get-started-glm-5.3-flash.html.md) - [Get Started with MiniMax M3.1 Flash](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/get-started-minimax-m3-1-flash.html.md) - [Get Started with Mistral Large 4](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/get-started-mistral-large-4.html.md) - [Get Started with Qwen3.8-Flash-Next](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/get-started-qwen3.8-flash-next.html.md) - [Get Started with Kimi-K3](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/get-started-kimi-k3.html.md) - [Get Started with Beam-1.0-501B-A23B](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/get-started/advanced/get-started-beam-1-0-501b.html.md) ## Deployment - [Model Profiles and Selection](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/model-profiles-and-selection.html.md) - [Model Download](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/model-download.html.md) - [Model-Free NIM](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/model-free-nim.html.md) - [Kubernetes Deployment](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/kubernetes-deployment/index.html.md) - [Helm and Kubernetes](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/kubernetes-deployment/helm-k8s.html.md) - [KServe](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/kubernetes-deployment/kserve.html.md) - [OpenShift](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/kubernetes-deployment/openshift.html.md) - [Run:ai](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/kubernetes-deployment/runai.html.md) - [NIM Operator Deployment](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/kubernetes-deployment/nim-operator-deployment.html.md) - [Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Deployment](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/csp-deployment/index.html.md) - [Google Cloud](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/csp-deployment/google-cloud.html.md) - [AWS](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/csp-deployment/aws.html.md) - [Azure](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/csp-deployment/azure.html.md) - [Oracle](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/csp-deployment/oracle.html.md) - [Air-Gap Deployment](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/air-gap-deployment.html.md) - [Multi-Node Deployment](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/multi-node-deployment.html.md) - [vGPU Deployment](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/deployment/vgpu-deployment.html.md) ## Advanced Use Cases - [Fine-Tuning with LoRA](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/advanced-use-cases/finetune-lora.html.md) - [Speculative Decoding](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/advanced-use-cases/speculative-decoding.html.md) - [Payload Capture](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/advanced-use-cases/payload-capture.html.md) - [Tool Calling and MCP Integration](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/advanced-use-cases/tool-calling-and-mcp.html.md) - [Custom Parsers and Chat Templates](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/advanced-use-cases/custom-parsers-and-templates.html.md) - [Custom Logits Processing](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/advanced-use-cases/custom-logits.html.md) - [Prompt Embeddings](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/advanced-use-cases/prompt-embeds.html.md) - [Image, Audio, and Video Input](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/advanced-use-cases/multimodal-input.html.md) ## AI Assistant Integrations - [Use Claude Code with NIM](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/ai-assistant-integrations/claude-code.html.md) - [Use Codex CLI with NIM](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/ai-assistant-integrations/codex-cli.html.md) ## Reference - [Benchmarking](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/benchmarking.html.md) - [Architecture](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/architecture.html.md) - [Environment Variables](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/environment-variables.html.md) - [API Reference](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/api-reference.html.md) - [CLI Reference](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/cli-reference.html.md) - [Advanced Configuration](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/advanced-configuration.html.md) - [Logging and Observability](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/logging-and-observability.html.md) - [Model Signature Verification](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/model-signature-verification.html.md) - [1.x Migration Guide](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/1.x-migration-guide.html.md) - [Support Matrix for NIMs](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/support-matrix.html.md) - [Archived Versions](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/reference/archived-versions.html.md) ## Troubleshooting - [GPU Memory (OOM) Errors](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/troubleshooting/memory.html.md) - [Request Timeouts and Responses](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/troubleshooting/requests.html.md) - [CUDA Driver Initialization](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/troubleshooting/cuda-driver.html.md) - [OpenShift SCC Admission Failures](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/troubleshooting/openshift-scc.html.md) ## Resources - [Support and FAQ](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/resources/support-and-faq.html.md) - [Related Products](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/resources/related-products.html.md) - [Legal and Acknowledgements](https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/resources/legal.html.md)