Model comparison
Kimi K2.6 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 19 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Kimi K2.6 #61 (Estimated); Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B #159 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Kimi K2.6 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B share 19 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 31 results are unique to Kimi K2.6; 10 to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
Updated July 27, 2026- Shared results
- 19
- Kimi K2.6 only
- 31
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 10
- Comparable categories
- 3 / 8
Pick Kimi K2.6 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 19 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Kimi K2.6 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 58.73 to 43.32. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Kimi K2.6's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 64.4 against 32. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SciCode, 52.2% to 32%. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Kimi K2.6 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Kimi K2.6 | Δ | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Kimi K2.642.2 | Margin→ 34.1 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Coding | Kimi K2.664.4 | Margin← 32.4 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 |
| Multimodal | Kimi K2.679.8 | Margin← 3.5 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Agentic | Kimi K2.673.5 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured |
| Math | Kimi K2.667.1 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured |
| Inst. Following | Kimi K2.6Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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SciCode
CodingA 52.2%B 32%Winner: Kimi K2.6Δ 20.2SciCode: Kimi K2.6 scored 52.2%; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 32%. Kimi K2.6 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
GPQA
KnowledgeA 90.5%B 72.2%Winner: Kimi K2.6Δ 18.3GPQA: Kimi K2.6 scored 90.5%; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 72.2%. Kimi K2.6 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
CharXiv
MultimodalA 80.4%B 76.3%Winner: Kimi K2.6Δ 4.2CharXiv: Kimi K2.6 scored 80.4%; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 76.3%. Kimi K2.6 wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Kimi K2.6 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Kimi K2.6$0.95 input / $4 output | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B$0 input / $0 output | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Kimi K2.6Not available | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Kimi K2.6Not available | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Kimi K2.6256K | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic17 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 66.7% | — | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | 83.2% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 73.1% | — | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | 50% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 55.9% | — | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | 62.3% | — | Not comparable |
| DeepSearchQASource | 92.5% | — | Not comparable |
| WideResearchSource | 80.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 30.3% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 95.9% | 45.3% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 34.4% | 0.0% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 1188 | 465 | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | 28.5% | — | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | 56.82% | — | Not comparable |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | 18.0% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | 4.6% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorldSource | — | 47.4% | Not comparable |
CodingKimi K2.6 wins10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 80.2% | — | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBench v6Source | 89.6% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 58.6% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | 76.7% | — | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | 52.2% | 32% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 66.7% | — | Not comparable |
| Vibe Code BenchSource | 37.89% | — | Not comparable |
| cursorBench31Source | 47.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 61.8% | 13.8% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 53.5% | 27.8% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
KnowledgeNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B wins10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 90.5% | 72.2% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 90.5% | 72.2% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| HLESource | 34.7% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 44.2% | 14.9% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 91.1% | 46.9% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 35.9% | 5.3% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 6.4% | -56.0% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 32.8% | 14.8% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 39.3% | 83.1% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 77.3% | Not comparable |
Math6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | 96.4% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2026Source | 92.7% | — | Not comparable |
| MMAnswerBenchSource | 86.0% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | 38.966% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source | 14.580% | — | Not comparable |
| AIME 2025Source | — | 82.1% | Not comparable |
MultimodalKimi K2.6 wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMU-ProSource | 79.4% | — | Not comparable |
| MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource | 80.1% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | 80.4% | 76.3% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| MathVisionSource | 87.4% | — | Not comparable |
| V*Source | 96.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 79.4% | 53.2% | Kimi K2.6 leads |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1302 | — | Not comparable |
| MMMUSource | — | 70.8% | Not comparable |
| MMLongBench-DocSource | — | 57.5% | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | — | 57.8% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle)Source | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
| AI2D_TESTSource | — | 88.5% | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | — | 90.5% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (4)
Which is better, Kimi K2.6 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Kimi K2.6 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 58.73 to 43.32. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SciCode, where the scores are 52.2% and 32%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.6 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.3 versus 42.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.6 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Kimi K2.6 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 64.4 versus 32. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Kimi K2.6 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Kimi K2.6 has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 79.8 versus 76.3. Inside this category, AA-MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Self-host vs API cost
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
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