Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Nemotron 3 Super

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 12× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.2 Z.ai (Zhipu)

51.1

Rank #44 Confirmed

Nemotron 3 Super NVIDIA

40.1

Rank #153 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GLM-5.2 leads 42.3 to 18.7.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 74.3% for GLM-5.2 and 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super.
  • Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.2.
  • GLM-5.2 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.

Side by side

GLM-5.2 and Nemotron 3 Super specifications
GLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)NVIDIA
Noometry Index51.140.1
Released2026-06-132026-03-11
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M262K
Max output131K131K
Input $ / M tokens$1.40$0.08
Output $ / M tokens$4.40$0.45
Results tracked5121

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 51.3 (#41), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
SciCode50.5%36%
WeirdML70.1%38%
LMArena Coding14851403
ALE-Bench1,047213.9
SWE-bench Verified78.7%—
DeepSWE43.8%—
FrontierCode24.5%—
LMArena WebDev1603—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 32.4 (#63), Nemotron 3 Super: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
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), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
NYT Connections (extended)74.3%15.4%
CritPt20.9%3.1%
LMArena Hard Prompts14801386
ARC-AGI-222.8%—
SimpleBench58.8%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark62.6%—
ARC-AGI-177%—
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), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions67.6%60.4%
LMArena Math14821380
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)59.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202586.4%—
ProofBench35%—

Knowledge GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#40), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
LMArena Expert14861398
GPQA Diamond91.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34.2%—

Multilingual GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 55.8 (#26), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
LMArena Non-English14591355
LMArena Chinese15191432
LMArena French14791405
LMArena German14681341
LMArena Russian14661336
LMArena Spanish14771417
LMArena Japanese1451—
LMArena Korean1445—

Instruction Following GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 76.9 (#34), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
LMArena Instruction Following14651347

Long Context GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
LMArena Longer Query14791362

Writing & Preference GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 70.4 (#21), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Nemotron 3 Super
LMArena Text14701378
LMArena Creative Writing14621317
LMArena Multi-Turn14691369
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1757—
EQ-Bench 41222—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.2 better than Nemotron 3 Super?

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 12× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GLM-5.2 or Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; GLM-5.2 lists at $1.40 and $4.40.

Is GLM-5.2 or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?

GLM-5.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-5.2 does, with 1M tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Nemotron 3 Super share?

21 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.

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