# Kimi K2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has the higher overall point estimate 49.51 to 33.5. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 48.4 for Kimi K2 and 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is LiveCodeBench v6 in Coding, with scores of 53.7% and 88.2%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 33.5 | 49.51 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 19 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $2.50 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 44.2 (Estimated · #61/127)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 76.5% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 18.9% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 78% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 65.8% | 71.1% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 53.7% | 88.2% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| SWE Multilingual | 47.3% | 67.7% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 51.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 62.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 10.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 62 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 29.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLongBench-Doc | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 78.2% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 80.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 36.2 (Estimated · #129/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 51.8 (Estimated · #73/184)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 89.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 75.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | 57.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 81.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleQA | 31% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 4.7% | 29.2% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 89.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 31.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 48.4 (#94/146)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#72/146)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 89.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 70.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 0 (#12/12)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 69.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 49.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 97.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K2 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 48.4 for Kimi K2 and 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K2 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B currently has 19 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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