Kimi K2 0711 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Updated October 21, 2026. 7 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Kimi K2 0711 scores 64.7 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 65.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking.
Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when output tokens cost 4.6x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 131K tokens.
- Shared results
- 7
- Kimi K2 0711 only
- 29
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL only
- 9
- Like-for-like categories
- 4 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
No call
64.7 against 65.5, from different benchmarks with none in common.
Directional only
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads, 26.5 against 12.7.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a GPQA Diamond result, 71.5%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a AIME result, 62.7%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a MMLU Pro result, 79.4%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads, 1171 against 1050.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Kimi K2 0711 $0.0017, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Kimi K2 0711 64.7 from 2 benchmarks, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 65.5 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Reasoning, 23.3 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run): Kimi K2 0711 7.4% against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 30.7%, 23.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Kimi K2 0711 $2.30 against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.50 per million output tokens, 4.6x apart.
- Context window
- Kimi K2 0711 takes 131K tokens, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Kimi K2 0711 | Bars | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 1 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 7 |
CodingDirectional onlyFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 59.1% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.2% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 65.5% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 70.5% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 55.6% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 47.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 15.9% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 27.8% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| GSO-Bench | 4.9% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| WeirdML | 39.4% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 12.7 | 26.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.0 | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 70.9% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 4.0% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 15.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 61.1% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 71.5% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 76.6% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 7.4% | 30.7% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| SimpleBench | 26.3% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 62.7% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 94.2% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 91.0% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| AA Math Index | 57.0 | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 57.0% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 79.4% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 81.5% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 50.4% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 70.2% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 84.0% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 82.4% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1050 | 1171 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1030 | 1148 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: game dev | 974 | 1108 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1018 | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1132 | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1034 | 1155 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 60.7% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 64.6% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| IFBench | 41.5% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 53.0% | 69.0% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 61.1% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 85.6% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| CL-bench | 11.9% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | MoonshotAI Kimi K2 0711 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Moonshot AI | NVIDIA |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 11, 2025 | October 15, 2026 |
| Context window | 131K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.57 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.30 | $0.50 |
| Coding index | 64.7 | 65.5 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Kimi K2 0711 better than Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for coding?
Kimi K2 0711 scores 64.7 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 65.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking. Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when output tokens cost 4.6x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 131K tokens.
Which is cheaper, Kimi K2 0711 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Kimi K2 0711 costs $0.57 per million input tokens and $2.30 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.15 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Kimi K2 0711 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Kimi K2 0711 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL comparison based on?
7 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Kimi K2 0711's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.