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Kimi-k1.5 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 16.9.

Moonshot AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 16.9, ranking #108 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Kimi-k1.5

  • you are already invested in the Moonshot AI ecosystem

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.0 and ranks #108 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Kimi-k1.5
Moonshot AI
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
16.9
#242
35.0
#108
Reasoning
16.1
#239
36.2
#94
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$1.00 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Kimi-k1.5
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Math
20.2#171
28.1#101
Vision
10.9#130
20.3#86
Multimodal
14.6#110
22.0#76
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Kimi-k1.5 · 19 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

No common benchmarks found

Kimi-k1.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Moonshot AI
Kimi-k1.5
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Kimi-k1.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Kimi-k1.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi-k1.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Kimi-k1.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi-k1.5 was released on 2025-01-20, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 21 months newer than Kimi-k1.5.

Kimi-k1.5

Jan 20, 2025

1.7 years ago

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Kimi-k1.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Kimi-k1.5
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Kimi-k1.5 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B).

Which is better, Kimi-k1.5 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 16.9. Kimi-k1.5 is made by Moonshot AI and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Kimi-k1.5 compare to Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) in benchmarks?

Kimi-k1.5 scores MATH-500: 96.2%, CLUEWSC: 91.4%, C-Eval: 88.3%, MMLU: 87.4%, IFEval: 87.2%. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) scores GPQA: 89.5%, LiveCodeBench v6: 88.2%, CharXiv-R: 80.8%, MathVision: 78.2%, BrowseComp: 78.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Kimi-k1.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Kimi-k1.5 supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Kimi-k1.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (16.9 vs 35.0), licensing (Proprietary vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Kimi-k1.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Kimi-k1.5 is developed by Moonshot AI and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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