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Kimi K2.6 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

For a typical chat reply (2,000 tokens in, 400 out), Kimi K2.6 costs 1.2× as much as Nemotron 3 Ultra: $2.66 against $2.16 per 1,000 requests at list price on 2026-09-28.

Kimi K2.6Nemotron 3 Ultra
Input, per 1M tokens$0.65$0.60
Output, per 1M tokens$3.41$2.40
Context window262K262K
Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000$0.424$0.384
Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000$2.66$2.16
Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000$6.91$6.00
Confidence signalyesno
Tool callingyesyes
BANKING77, correct of 400323not measured

Which one should carry your traffic?

If Nemotron 3 Ultra answers your requests as well as Kimi K2.6, moving that traffic saves 19% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. Nemotron 3 Ultra does not expose a confidence signal through OpenRouter, so Gimbix would test it as a full replacement rather than a first answer.

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