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Nova Micro 1.0 vs GLM 5.1

GLM 5.1 leads Nova Micro 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 26.1 to 5.9, and Nova Micro 1.0 costs 31.4x less per output token ($0.14 vs $4.40 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 34 benchmarks have a result for both.

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Nova Micro 1.0Amazon
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.14
0
GLM 5.1Z.ai
Coding
49.2
Overall
57.5
Output $/M
$4.40
34
vs boards won of 34 shared

Nova Micro 1.0 or GLM 5.1: which to pick

Only GLM 5.1 has a coding score, 49.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova Micro 1.0 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for output tokens 31.4x cheaper ($0.14 vs $4.40 per million).

Model ANova Micro 1.0AmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BGLM 5.1Z.ai49.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.60 per solved task
Shared results
34
Nova Micro 1.0 only
5
GLM 5.1 only
55
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova Micro 1.0 not benchmarked, GLM 5.1 49.2 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Agentic work, 83.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: Nova Micro 1.0 14.0% against GLM 5.1 97.7%, 83.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova Micro 1.0 $0.14 against GLM 5.1 $4.40 per million output tokens, 31.4x apart.
Context window
Nova Micro 1.0 takes 128K tokens, GLM 5.1 205K.

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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova Micro 1.0BarsGLM 5.1Ties
Coding03
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning05
Math02
Knowledge04
General018
All shared boards034
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
Coding benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1508Only GLM 5.1 measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured55.8Only GLM 5.1 measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured81.4%Only GLM 5.1 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured76.4%Only GLM 5.1 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured31.5%Only GLM 5.1 measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured25.8%Only GLM 5.1 measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only GLM 5.1 measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured56.9%Only GLM 5.1 measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)14.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Micro 1.0 measured
SciCodeNot measured44.8%Only GLM 5.1 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)1.5%43.2%GLM 5.1
WeirdMLNot measured57.1%Only GLM 5.1 measured
ALE-BenchNot measured887.1Only GLM 5.1 measured
LMArena Text: coding12181485GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: software and IT12151484GLM 5.1
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1505Only GLM 5.1 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1508Only GLM 5.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
AA Intelligence Index5.926.1GLM 5.1
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured149.8Only GLM 5.1 measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured23.9Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building web appsNot measured1175Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building full-stack appsNot measured1167Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile appsNot measured1162Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building Android appsNot measured1180Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building Godot gamesNot measured1053Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: agents building gamesNot measured1164Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: HTML slidesNot measured1170Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slidesNot measured1188Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: spreadsheetsNot measured1315Only GLM 5.1 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured44.8%Only GLM 5.1 measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured27.9%Only GLM 5.1 measured
τ²-Bench Telecom14.0%97.7%GLM 5.1
APEX-AgentsNot measured40.9%Only GLM 5.1 measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured$5,634Only GLM 5.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured84.5%Only GLM 5.1 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)35.8%86.8%GLM 5.1
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.6%30.1%GLM 5.1
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured89.9%Only GLM 5.1 measured
SimpleBenchNot measured55.1%Only GLM 5.1 measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured20.0%Only GLM 5.1 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts11911473GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: expert11831478GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12031482GLM 5.1
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
AIMENot measured91.9%Only GLM 5.1 measured
AA Math Index6.0Not measuredOnly Nova Micro 1.0 measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)6.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Micro 1.0 measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured93.3%Only GLM 5.1 measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured36.8%Only GLM 5.1 measured
ProofBenchNot measured22.2%Only GLM 5.1 measured
LMArena Text: math12061473GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: mathematical work12121470GLM 5.1
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
MMLU ProNot measured86.9%Only GLM 5.1 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured84.4%Only GLM 5.1 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured51.5%Only GLM 5.1 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured64.5%Only GLM 5.1 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured71.2%Only GLM 5.1 measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured41.6%Only GLM 5.1 measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)53.1%Not measuredOnly Nova Micro 1.0 measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured34.0%Only GLM 5.1 measured
MMLU70.8%Not measuredOnly Nova Micro 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: science12101478GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12071474GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: legal and government12211465GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: business and finance11821452GLM 5.1
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1290Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1292Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1265Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1366Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1336Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1268Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1218Only GLM 5.1 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1142Only GLM 5.1 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index018
General benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured61.8%Only GLM 5.1 measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured72.3%Only GLM 5.1 measured
IFBench29.4%76.3%GLM 5.1
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)13.0%73.7%GLM 5.1
ExploitBenchNot measured18.1%Only GLM 5.1 measured
LMArena Text12081463GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: instruction following11741453GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: creative writing11721453GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: English12241476GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: non-English11861448GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: Chinese12091515GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: German11921467GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: Japanese11541435GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: Korean11501424GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: French12381470GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: Spanish12251468GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: Russian11851454GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1449Only GLM 5.1 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn11781473GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: longer queries12051467GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: writing and language11921454GLM 5.1
LMArena Text: entertainment and media11631442GLM 5.1
Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
BenchmarkNova Micro 1.0GLM 5.1Leader
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$0.0001Fits in one request
GLM 5.1$0.0036Fits in one request

Nova Micro 1.0 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Micro 1.0$0.0022Fits in one request
GLM 5.1$0.083Fits in one request

Nova Micro 1.0 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Micro 1.0$0.0084Exceeds the context window
GLM 5.1$0.324Exceeds the context window

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.

Specifications of Nova Micro 1.0 and GLM 5.1
SpecificationAmazon Nova Micro 1.0Z.ai GLM 5.1
MakerAmazonZ.ai
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 5, 2024April 7, 2026
Context window128K205K
Input $/Mtok$0.035$1.40
Output $/Mtok$0.14$4.40
Coding indexNot benchmarked49.2
Independent measurements behind it03
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.60
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Micro 1.0 better than GLM 5.1 for coding?

Only GLM 5.1 has a coding score, 49.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova Micro 1.0 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Micro 1.0 for output tokens 31.4x cheaper ($0.14 vs $4.40 per million).

Which is cheaper, Nova Micro 1.0 or GLM 5.1?

Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.035 per million input tokens and $0.14 per million output tokens; GLM 5.1 costs $1.40 and $4.40. Cost per solved task is known for GLM 5.1 only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Micro 1.0 or GLM 5.1?

GLM 5.1, with 205K tokens against 128K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Micro 1.0 vs GLM 5.1 comparison based on?

34 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 5.1's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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