Head to head
Kimi K3vsNemotron 3.5 Lightning
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs $0.0003 per solved task against
Kimi K3 at $0.16 — ▼ 569x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $33 a month.
On output token price alone Nemotron 3.5 Lightning looks 75x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Kimi K3 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning| Figure | Kimi K3 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
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| Input $/Mtok | $3 | $0.08 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $15 | $0.2 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.3 | $0.04 |
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| Pass rate | 43% | 86% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.16measured | $0.0003measured |
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| Cost per month | $33 | $0.06 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings