Model comparison

GLM-5.3 vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.6 to 35.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.6

Rank #25 Confirmed

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct NVIDIA

35.3

Rank #218 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.3 leads 75.9 to 42.9.

Side by side

GLM-5.3 and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct specifications
GLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)NVIDIA
Noometry Index54.635.3
Released2026-08-142024-06-14
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked4117

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 59.0 (#12), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.6 (#223)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Coding14991209
DeepSWE69%—
FrontierCode40.1%—
LMArena WebDev1623—
FrontierSWE30.2%—
SciCode59%—
WeirdML75.4%—
ALE-Bench1,317—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 36.3 (#34), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
APEX-Agents56.6%—
Vending-Bench 28,164—

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 45.2 (#42), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 22.4 (#180)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14911202
NYT Connections (extended)74.2%—
CritPt19.1%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
Mystery Game Puzzles33%—
DTBench87.7%—
LMCA55.5%—
Bench to the Future 30.15—
Epoch Capabilities Index155.56—

Math GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 62.1 (#27), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.7 (#193)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Math14931216
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202591.1%—
ProofBench49%—

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#34), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.4 (#212)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Expert15121171
GPQA Diamond90.9%—
SimpleQA Verified41%—

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 55.9 (#27), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 38.0 (#228)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14571206
LMArena Chinese15231214
LMArena French14991196
LMArena German15051192
LMArena Japanese14381128
LMArena Korean14781148
LMArena Russian14601219
LMArena Spanish14441195

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 77.8 (#15), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.3 (#227)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14811203

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 45.5 (#32), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#216)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14851225

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 75.9 (#6), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.9 (#229)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Text14731225
LMArena Creative Writing14591203
LMArena Multi-Turn14731214
EQ-Bench Creative Writing2075—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3 better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.6 to 35.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.3 or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.0 versus 34.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 41 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.

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