Kimi K3 vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B
Wins 6 of 6 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Math · Long documents
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Kimi K3 is the stronger all-rounder.Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 19 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own50Kimi K35 of 5 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Kimi K33 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Kimi K32 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Kimi K32 of 2 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math20Kimi K32 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Kimi K31 of 1 test
Long documents rests on a single test.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B costs 93% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Kimi K3 pulls ahead
- Finds hard-to-locate facts by browsing the webBrowseComp+59.9points ahead
- Command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench 2.1+46.4points ahead
- Long professional tasks in banking, consulting and lawAA ApexAgents+39.5points ahead
Where Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 19 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingKimi K3
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Kimi K3 by 46.48538.6+46.4
- SciCodeKimi K3 by 23.359.536.2+23.3
AgentsKimi K3
- BrowseCompKimi K3 by 59.991.231.3+59.9
- GDPValKimi K3 by 51.751.70+51.7
- AA ApexAgentsKimi K3 by 39.541.31.8+39.5
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingKimi K3 by 35.74610.3+35.7
- Terminal-Bench 4.0Kimi K3 by 12.612.60+12.6
ReasoningKimi K3
- Humanity's Last ExamKimi K3 by 26.146.920.8+26.1
- CritPtKimi K3 by 20.323.43.1+20.3
- GPQA DiamondKimi K3 by 13.593.580+13.5
FactsKimi K3
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationKimi K3 by 33.846.813+33.8
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyKimi K3 by 23.347.624.3+23.3
Other results4 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceKimi K3 by 61.219.7-41.5+61.2
- AA Agentic IndexKimi K3 by 46.550.64.1+46.5
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexKimi K3 by 38.576.237.7+38.5
- AA IntelligenceKimi K3 by 30.843.612.8+30.8
Questions people ask
Which is better, Kimi K3 or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?
Kimi K3 wins all six areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, math and long documents. Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B wins none, but costs 93% less.
Which is better for coding?
Kimi K3. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Kimi K3 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B costs $0.30 and $0.90. That makes Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B about 93% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 19 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 15 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 4 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.