API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) vs Kimi K3

Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) for lower cost; pick Kimi K3 only if the larger context window matters more.

Pricing data updated:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) for lower cost; pick Kimi K3 only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) is estimated at $0 vs $7.95 for Kimi K3, saving $7.95 (100% lower).

Cost-first pickNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)
Context-first pickKimi K3
Sample savings$7.95100%
10x traffic gap$79.5

Kimi K3 has more context, but Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) saves $7.95 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $79.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)Kimi K3
Input-heavy / RAG 5M input + 500K output Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) $0 $9.75
Balanced workload 1M input + 1M output Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) $0 $15.45
Output-heavy chatbot 1M input + 5M output Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) $0 $75.45
Cheaper inputNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)$0 vs $0.45 / 1M
Cheaper outputNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)$0 vs $15 / 1M
Larger contextKimi K31M vs 1.05M
Sample workloadNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)$0 vs $7.95

Estimate your workload cost

Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)Calculating…Estimated API cost
Kimi K3Calculating…Estimated API cost
Cheaper for this workloadCalculating…Difference: calculating…

This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) has the lower input price, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) has the lower output price, and Kimi K3 offers the larger context window.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) and $7.95 for Kimi K3.

Best Fit

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.

Choose Kimi K3 when you care most about larger context window.

Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureNewNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)
(NVIDIA)		Kimi K3
(MoonshotAI)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$0$0.45
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$0$15
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$0$7.95
Context Window1M1.05M
Release Date2026-10-152026-07-16
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)

NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is an open multimodal mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 12B active parameters out of 120B total. It takes text, images, documents, GUI screenshots, and video...

Kimi K3

Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter open-weight multimodal reasoning model from Moonshot AI. It is suited for complex coding, knowledge work, and long-horizon agentic workflows, and is particularly strong at...

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) is estimated at $0 vs $7.95 for Kimi K3, saving $7.95 (100% lower).
High-volume input processingNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts or retrieved passages dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workKimi K3A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages and source files.