Model comparison
GLM-5V-Turbo vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 40.0 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs 22× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5V-Turbo leads 62.5 to 48.5.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $4 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 200K.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2026-04-01 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 200K | 262K |
| Max output | 131K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1466 | 1375 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1401 | — |
Reasoning GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1337 |
Math GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | 1359 |
Knowledge GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1452 | 1356 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |
Multilingual GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | 1359 |
| LMArena French | 1444 | 1366 |
| LMArena German | 1423 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1396 | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1450 | 1345 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1206 |
Instruction Following GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1423 | 1318 |
Long Context GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | 1314 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 40.0 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs 22× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5V-Turbo or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; GLM-5V-Turbo lists at $1.20 and $4.
Is GLM-5V-Turbo or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning does, with 262K tokens against 200K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.