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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B vs Kimi K3.1 Pro

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B comes out ahead, 59 to 46 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B

    Released Oct 15, 2026New

    59/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $0.50
    • Context1.05M
  2. Moonshot AI

    Kimi K3.1 Pro

    Released Oct 23, 2026New

    46/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.00 / $10.00
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B is our pick

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Kimi K3.1 Pro (46). It leads on price. Kimi K3.1 Pro wins on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B $0.275 · Kimi K3.1 Pro $4.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B 1,048,576 · Kimi K3.1 Pro 1,048,576 tokens
  • Widest inputsKimi K3.1 ProNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B: Text · Kimi K3.1 Pro: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BKimi K3.1 Pro
Price50%7320
Inputs & features30%3580
Context window20%6161
Overall100%59/10046/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B vs Kimi K3.1 Pro specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BNVIDIAKimi K3.1 ProMoonshot AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.20 (best)$2.00
Output$0.50 (best)$10.00
Cached input—$0.20
Blended (3:1)$0.275 (best)$4.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 1 providersOfficial Moonshot AI API
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens131,072 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYeslow · high · max
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—kimi-k3.1-pro
API providers117 (best)
ReleasedOct 15, 2026Oct 23, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B$3.00
  • Kimi K3.1 Pro$40.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B or Kimi K3.1 Pro?

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Kimi K3.1 Pro (46). It leads on price. Kimi K3.1 Pro wins on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B or Kimi K3.1 Pro?

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Kimi K3.1 Pro costs $2.00 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Moonshot AI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.275 per million tokens for Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B versus $4.00 for Kimi K3.1 Pro (15× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B has not been scored yet and Kimi K3.1 Pro has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B and Kimi K3.1 Pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B and Kimi K3.1 Pro share the same 1,048,576-token context window. Maximum output per response: Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B up to 131,072, Kimi K3.1 Pro up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B accepts text; Kimi K3.1 Pro accepts text, images and video. Kimi K3.1 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Kimi K3.1 Pro is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Kimi K3.1 Pro is the newest, released Oct 23, 2026. Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B came out Oct 15, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.