Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins overall with a score of 71 vs 47 (24 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

54.8

92
MMLU
57
90
GPQA
56
88
SuperGPQA
54
86
OpenBookQA
52

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

49

84
HumanEval
49

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

56

94
AIME 2023
57
96
AIME 2024
59
95
AIME 2025
58
90
HMMT Feb 2023
53
92
HMMT Feb 2024
55
91
HMMT Feb 2025
54
93
BRUMO 2025
56

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

53

88
SimpleQA
54
86
MuSR
52

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 47, a difference of 24 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 54.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 49.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 56.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 53.