Model comparison
Kimi K2 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Kimi K2 #199 (Supported); 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 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Kimi K2; 18 to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
Updated July 27, 2026- Shared results
- 11
- Kimi K2 only
- 3
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 18
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Kimi K2 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Kimi K2 is priced at $0.60 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for Kimi K2.
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 | Δ | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 |
| Knowledge | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Math | Kimi K216.1 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured |
| Multimodal | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Inst. Following | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Kimi K2$0.6 input / $2.5 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 K243 tok/s | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Kimi K21.51 s | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Kimi K2128K | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 19.4% | 14.9% | Kimi K2 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 76.6% | 46.9% | Kimi K2 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 7.0% | 5.3% | Kimi K2 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -27.5% | -56.0% | Kimi K2 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 26.8% | 14.8% | Kimi K2 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 74.2% | 83.1% | Kimi K2 leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 77.3% | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
Math3 benchmarks
Multimodal9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1075 | — | Not comparable |
| MMMUSource | — | 70.8% | Not comparable |
| MMLongBench-DocSource | — | 57.5% | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | — | 76.3% | 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 |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 53.2% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Kimi K2 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Kimi K2 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B today?
Kimi K2: $0.60 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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