Nova Micro 1.0 vs GLM 4.5 Air
Updated October 21, 2026. 38 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Nova Micro 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 7.9x less, and where what matters is LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 38
- Nova Micro 1.0 only
- 1
- GLM 4.5 Air only
- 9
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GLM 4.5 Air
GLM 4.5 Air leads, 11.1 against 5.9.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only GLM 4.5 Air has a Design Arena: websites result, 1147.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GLM 4.5 Air
GLM 4.5 Air takes 131K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0
Nova Micro 1.0 $0.0001, GLM 4.5 Air $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Micro 1.0 not benchmarked, GLM 4.5 Air not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Math, 52.9 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- AA Math Index: Nova Micro 1.0 6.0 against GLM 4.5 Air 80.7, 74.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova Micro 1.0 $0.14 against GLM 4.5 Air $1.10 per million output tokens, 7.9x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Micro 1.0 takes 128K tokens, GLM 4.5 Air 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Nova Micro 1.0 | Bars | GLM 4.5 Air | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 4 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 4 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 5 | ||
| General | 0 | 18 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 38 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.0% | 68.4% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 1.5% | 20.5% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| GSO-Bench | Not measured | 2.9% | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1218 | 1397 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1215 | 1401 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 5.9 | 11.1 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 14.0% | 46.5% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 35.8% | 73.3% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.6% | 7.0% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1191 | 1379 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1183 | 1370 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1203 | 1388 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 6.0 | 80.7 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.0% | 80.7% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: math | 1206 | 1396 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1212 | 1396 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.1% | 81.5% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| MMLU | 70.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Micro 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1210 | 1407 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1207 | 1402 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1221 | 1382 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1182 | 1371 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1147 | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1123 | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1094 | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1186 | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1122 | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1137 | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1071 | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index018
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 29.4% | 37.6% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 13.0% | 46.7% | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text | 1208 | 1384 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1174 | 1354 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1172 | 1343 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: English | 1224 | 1397 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1186 | 1366 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1209 | 1426 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: German | 1192 | 1377 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1154 | 1348 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1150 | 1308 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: French | 1238 | 1400 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1225 | 1385 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1185 | 1373 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1368 | Only GLM 4.5 Air measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1178 | 1371 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1205 | 1366 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1192 | 1354 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1163 | 1339 | GLM 4.5 Air |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Micro 1.0 | GLM 4.5 Air | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nova Micro 1.0 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Amazon Nova Micro 1.0 | Z.ai GLM 4.5 Air |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | Z.ai |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | July 25, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.035 | $0.20 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.14 | $1.10 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova Micro 1.0 better than GLM 4.5 Air for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Nova Micro 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 7.9x less, and where what matters is LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nova Micro 1.0 or GLM 4.5 Air?
Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens; GLM 4.5 Air costs $0.20 and $1.10. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Micro 1.0 or GLM 4.5 Air?
GLM 4.5 Air, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova Micro 1.0 vs GLM 4.5 Air comparison based on?
38 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Micro 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and GLM 4.5 Air's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.