Kimi K2 0711 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads Kimi K2 0711 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 22.9 to 12.7, at about the same output price ($2.40 vs $2.30 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 20 benchmarks have a result for both.
Kimi K2 0711 or Nemotron 3 Ultra: which to pick
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Kimi K2 0711 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Kimi K2 0711 for output tokens 1.0x cheaper ($2.30 vs $2.40 per million).
- Shared results
- 20
- Kimi K2 0711 only
- 19
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 51
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
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, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 22.9 against 12.7.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a AA Agentic Index result, 20.1.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 86.1% against 71.5%.
Same board, both measured
Math
AIME
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a AIME result, 62.7%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 85.8% against 79.4%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 1145 against 1050.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra takes 262K tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Kimi K2 0711
Kimi K2 0711 $0.0017, Nemotron 3 Ultra $0.0018 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Kimi K2 0711 not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Ultra 30.0 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- General, 33.1 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- IFBench: Kimi K2 0711 41.5% against Nemotron 3 Ultra 81.4%, 39.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Kimi K2 0711 $2.30 against Nemotron 3 Ultra $2.40 per million output tokens, 1.0x apart.
- Context window
- Kimi K2 0711 takes 131K tokens, Nemotron 3 Ultra 262K.
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 Ultra | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 3 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 2 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 3 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 5 | ||
| General | 0 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 20 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 59.1% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.2% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 49.3 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 70.5% | 86.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 69.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 7.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.9% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.9% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 55.6% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 40.3% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 15.9% | 36.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Terminal-Bench | 27.8% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 13.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| GSO-Bench | 4.9% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| WeirdML | 39.4% | 43.5% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1468 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1468 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 12.7 | 22.9 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.0 | 146.0 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 20.1 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 37.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 31.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 61.1% | 83.3% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 22.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| MCP Atlas | Not measured | 63.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 71.5% | 86.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 76.6% | 86.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 7.4% | 28.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 85.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| SimpleBench | 26.3% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 20.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1452 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1472 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1453 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 64.4% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | 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 |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 86.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 2.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1457 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1461 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 79.4% | 85.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 81.5% | 82.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 50.4% | 65.5% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 70.2% | 73.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 84.0% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 82.4% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1465 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1456 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1452 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1434 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| PRBench Finance | 38.3% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| PRBench Legal | 36.4% | Not measured | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1050 | 1145 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1028 | 1135 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: game dev | 973 | 1138 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1018 | 1141 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1131 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1033 | 1146 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1069 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1100 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 41.5% | 81.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 53.0% | 79.3% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| DTBench | Not measured | 90.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 36.9% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| 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 |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1445 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1418 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1399 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1455 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1427 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1497 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1472 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1384 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1472 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1455 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1417 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1385 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1411 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1437 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1406 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1397 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 0711 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | 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
Kimi K2 0711 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Kimi K2 0711 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Kimi K2 0711 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 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Moonshot AI | NVIDIA |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 11, 2025 | June 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.57 | $0.60 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.30 | $2.40 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 30.0 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Kimi K2 0711 better than Nemotron 3 Ultra for coding?
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Kimi K2 0711 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Kimi K2 0711 for output tokens 1.0x cheaper ($2.30 vs $2.40 per million).
Which is cheaper, Kimi K2 0711 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Kimi K2 0711 costs $0.57 per million input tokens and $2.30 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.60 and $2.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Kimi K2 0711 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Kimi K2 0711 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra comparison based on?
20 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Kimi K2 0711's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Nemotron 3 Ultra's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.