Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.2 Z.ai (Zhipu)

51.1

Rank #44 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 8 categories and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.2 leads 70.4 to 43.4.

Side by side

GLM-5.2 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct specifications
GLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)NVIDIA
Noometry Index51.135.9
Released2026-06-13—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked5112

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 51.3 (#41), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 35.6 (#222)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Coding14851223
SWE-bench Verified78.7%—
DeepSWE43.8%—
FrontierCode24.5%—
LMArena WebDev1603—
SciCode50.5%—
WeirdML70.1%—
ALE-Bench1,047—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 32.4 (#63), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
APEX-Agents45.2%—
τ²-bench Banking37.1%—
PostTrainBench31.7%—
GBAEval0%—
Vending-Bench 28,314—

Reasoning GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 42.3 (#52), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 23.5 (#177)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14801203
ARC-AGI-222.8%—
SimpleBench58.8%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark62.6%—
NYT Connections (extended)74.3%—
ARC-AGI-177%—
CritPt20.9%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
EBR-Bench9.5%—
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
DTBench93.6%—
LMCA45.8%—
Surface Evolver Bench55.6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index151.78—

Math GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 55.7 (#43), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 34.6 (#193)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Math14821230
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)59.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions67.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202586.4%—
ProofBench35%—

Knowledge GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#40), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 31.9 (#218)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Expert14861167
GPQA Diamond91.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34.2%—

Multilingual GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 55.8 (#26), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.1 (#241)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14591181
LMArena Chinese15191180
LMArena Russian14661187
LMArena French1479—
LMArena German1468—
LMArena Japanese1451—
LMArena Korean1445—
LMArena Spanish1477—

Instruction Following GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 76.9 (#34), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 62.9 (#233)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14651201

Long Context GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.5 (#230)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14791205

Writing & Preference GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 70.4 (#21), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 43.4 (#229)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Text14701228
LMArena Creative Writing14621213
LMArena Multi-Turn14691227
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1757—
EQ-Bench 41222—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.2 better than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct?

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.2 or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct better for coding?

GLM-5.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 35.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct has 12.

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