Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B): Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Moonshot AI | NVIDIA |
| Release Date | September 4, 2025 | August 11, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1.0T | 30B |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | 262K | 262K |
| Context (output) | 66K | 262K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.60 | $0.05 |
| Output Price / 1M | $2.40 | $0.20 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| MMLU-Pro | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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Verdict
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 — 0.9, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) — 0.8.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) is 12.0x cheaper: input $0.05/1M vs $0.60/1M tokens.
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 supports a larger context: 262K vs 262K tokens.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) is newer: released 8/11/2026 vs 9/4/2025.
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