Agentic
Like-for-like- Kimi K3
- 89.5
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 29.1
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Kimi K3 leads
Model comparison
Kimi K3 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Updated August 11, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
NVIDIA
26.9/100
Estimated · Public rank #204
90% interval 17.1–36.8
Kimi K3 has the higher public score, 80.48 versus 26.93, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap.
5 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Kimi K3
Kimi K3 leads on the same 2 weighted benchmark rows.
Confidence: limited
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Kimi K3
Kimi K3 has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
30 Kimi K3 only
5 Shared
8 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 only
- Shared results
- 5
- Kimi K3 only
- 30
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 only
- 8
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 / 8
1 category uses different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
Knowledge
Directional only- Kimi K3
- 61.0
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 80.5
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Coding
Not comparable- Kimi K3
- Not measured
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 42.1
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Kimi K3
- Not measured
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Kimi K3
- Not measured
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Kimi K3
- Not measured
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Kimi K3
- 78.5
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 3 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Kimi K3
- Not measured
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 72.9
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Kimi K3 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 89.5 | 29.1 | Like-for-like2 vs 2 rows | Kimi K3 leads |
| Knowledge | 61.0 | 80.5 | Directional only2 vs 2 rows | Directional only |
| Coding | Not measured | 42.1 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 78.5 | Not measured | Not comparable3 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not measured | 72.9 | Not comparable0 vs 1 rows | Not comparable |
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Agentic
Kimi K3: 88.3%Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4: 23.5%Normalized gap 64.8Kimi K3 source Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 sourceBrowseComp
Agentic
Kimi K3: 91.2%Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4: 36.8%Normalized gap 54.4Kimi K3 source Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 sourceGPQA
Knowledge
Kimi K3: 93.5%Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4: 75.6%Normalized gap 17.9Kimi K3 source Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 source
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Kimi K3
- $0.0105
- Fits in one request
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Kimi K3
- $0.195
- Fits in one request
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Kimi K3
- $0.27
- Fits in one request
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationKimi K3Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Kimi K3
1.05M
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
API model ID
Kimi K3
Not sourced
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Kimi K3
$0.3 per 1M cached input tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
No comparable hosted API rate
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning model cardDocumented inputs
Kimi K3
Not sourced
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Kimi K3
Not sourced
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Not sourced
Provider availability
Kimi K3
Not sourced
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Kimi K3
Reasoning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Reasoning
Weight access
Kimi K3
Pending
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Open Weight
License
Kimi K3
Pending
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Open Weight
Release date
Kimi K3
2026-07-16
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
2026-08-11
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- Kimi K3 has the higher public score, 80.48 versus 26.93, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Kimi K3 has the larger documented window (1.05M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence43 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Kimi K388.3%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP423.5%SourceKimi K3 leads this result
BrowseComp
Kimi K391.2%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP436.8%SourceKimi K3 leads this result
DeepSearchQA
Kimi K395.0%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
Toolathlon-Verified
Kimi K373.2%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Kimi K384.2%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
AutomationBench
Kimi K330.8%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
JobBench
Kimi K352.9%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
APEX-Agents
Kimi K337.6%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
SpreadsheetBench 2
Kimi K334.8%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
DECK-Bench
Kimi K373.5%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
PinchBench
Kimi K3—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP483.4%SourceNot directly comparable
τ³-bench results
Kimi K3—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP49.5%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
deepSwe
Kimi K367.5%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
FrontierSWE
Kimi K381.2%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
ProgramBench
Kimi K377.8%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
Kimi Code Bench v2
Kimi K372.9%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
sweMarathon
Kimi K342%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
PostTrain Bench
Kimi K336.6%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
MLS-Bench Lite
Kimi K348.3%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
VulcanBench v3
Kimi K373.9%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Verified
Kimi K3—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP452.8%SourceNot directly comparable
SWE Multilingual
Kimi K3—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP436.5%SourceNot directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Kimi K3—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP423.5%SourceNot directly comparable
SciCode
Kimi K3—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP431.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
GPQA
Kimi K393.5%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP475.6%SourceKimi K3 leads this result
GPQA-D
Kimi K393.5%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP475.6%SourceKimi K3 leads this result
HLE
Kimi K356%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Kimi K343.5%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP410.5%SourceKimi K3 leads this result
MMLU-Pro
Kimi K3—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP481.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Multimodal
OfficeQA Pro
Kimi K363.3%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
MMMU-Pro
Kimi K381.6%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
MMMU-Pro w/ Python
Kimi K383.4%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
CharXiv w/o tools
Kimi K384.8%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
CharXiv
Kimi K391.3%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
MathVision
Kimi K394.3%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
MathVision w/ Python
Kimi K397.8%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
BabyVision w/ Python
Kimi K385.7%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
ZeroBench
Kimi K323.0%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
ZeroBench w/ Python
Kimi K341.0%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
WorldVQA ForceAnswer
Kimi K351.0%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
OmniDocBench
Kimi K391.1%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
PerceptionBench
Kimi K358.5%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
Instruction following
IFBench
Kimi K3—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP472.9%SourceNot directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Kimi K3 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Kimi K3 has the higher public score, 80.48 versus 26.93, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap. That is the clearest overall quality signal in the current public data.
Which is better for coding, Kimi K3 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted coding basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a coding winner.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Kimi K3 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Kimi K3 leads the like-for-like agentic tasks comparison across 2 shared weighted benchmark rows.
Which costs less, Kimi K3 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Kimi K3 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Kimi K3 has the larger documented context window: 1.05M, compared with 1M.
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