Kimi K2.7 Code vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Kimi K2.7 Code by Kimi or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Kimi K2.7 Code
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs Kimi K2.7 Code: 50.4% less intelligence, 32.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 63.0% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Kimi K2.7 Code | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.8 | 12.8 | −50.4% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 50.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $992.88 | $1,318.62 | +32.8% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 32.8% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 43.10s | 15.94s | −63.0% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 63.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.95 / $4.00 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Kimi K2.7 Code is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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