Kimi K3 (Low) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Kimi K3 (Low) by Kimi or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Kimi K3 (Low) scores 7.2 points higher (30.1 vs 22.9) but costs 2.0× as much to run the benchmark ($1190 vs $596; both premium class). Pick Kimi K3 (Low) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning).
| Metric | Kimi K3 (Low) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.1 | 22.9 | −23.9% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 23.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,190.42 | $596.33 | −49.9% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 49.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 46.72s | 15.29s | −67.3% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 67.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $3.00 / $15.0 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Kimi K3 (Low): 23.9% less intelligence, 49.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 67.3% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Kimi K3 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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