Kimi K3 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Kimi K3 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview releases: 2 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 5 models.
- For intelligence, Kimi K3 scores highest: Kimi K3 (max) at 44, against Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) at 14 for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
- For output speed, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is fastest: Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) at 113 t/s, against Kimi K3 (max) at 36 t/s for Kimi K3.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kimi K3 (max) |  Kimi | 44 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 53 | $2.00 | $2.3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $3,658 | 48k | 32k | 161M | 36 | 4.63s | 60.51s | 74.48s | 1228.11s | 2.8T 104B active at inference time | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |    +9 | |||
| Kimi K3 (low) | Kimi | 30 | 33 | 40 | 35 | - | 30 | 37 | $1.15 | $2.3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $1,190 | 12k | 6k | 22M | 33 | 3.65s | 63.64s | 78.64s | 338.72s | 2.8T 104B active at inference time | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |   | |||
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) |  Amazon | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.5 | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.312 | - | - | - | - | 112 | 13.71s | 31.56s | 36.02s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) | Amazon | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 113 | 9.19s | 26.86s | 31.28s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) | Amazon | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 104 | 1.02s | 1.02s | 5.82s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |