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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Kimi K3

At a glance

NVIDIA's open 30B MoE built for high-throughput agentic workloads.

262K ctx$0.08/$0.20 per M

MoonshotAI's 2.8T-parameter flagship for complex coding, knowledge work, and long-horizon agent runs.

1.0M ctx$3.00/$15.00 per M
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
ReasoningInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:OpenRouter
Cheaper98%
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science—Expert-Level—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks—
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-16
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.5%Expert-Level43.5%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks88.3%
Specs
262K
Context
131K
Max output
Aug 2026
Released
1.0M
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input97%$0.08/M tokens
Output99%$0.20/M tokens
Cache read87%$0.04/M tokens
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$3.00/M tokens
Output$15.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.30/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Kimi K3▼

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Kimi K3?

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Both Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Kimi K3 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Kimi K3?

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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has a lower blended cost. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: $0.08 input / $0.20 output. Kimi K3: $3.00 input / $15.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Kimi K3?

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Kimi K3 has a larger context window: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning supports 262K tokens vs Kimi K3 at 1M tokens.

Do both Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Kimi K3 support vision?

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Kimi K3 supports vision/image input, but Nemotron 3.5 Lightning does not.

What are the key differences between Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Kimi K3?

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Key differences: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is significantly cheaper; only Kimi K3 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Kimi K3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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