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Nova Pro 1.0 vs GLM 4.5 Air

GLM 4.5 Air leads Nova Pro 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 11.1 to 7.0, and GLM 4.5 Air costs 2.9x less per output token ($1.10 vs $3.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 39 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Nova Pro 1.0 Replace GLM 4.5 Air
Nova Pro 1.0Amazon
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$3.20
1
GLM 4.5 AirZ.ai
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.10
38
vs boards won of 39 shared

Nova Pro 1.0 or GLM 4.5 Air: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Nova Pro 1.0 for a larger context window (300K against 131K tokens) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model ANova Pro 1.0AmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BGLM 4.5 AirZ.aiNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
39
Nova Pro 1.0 only
3
GLM 4.5 Air only
9
Like-for-like categories
8 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 Pro 1.0 not benchmarked, GLM 4.5 Air not benchmarked.
Widest category
Math, 48.4 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
AA Math Index: Nova Pro 1.0 7.0 against GLM 4.5 Air 80.7, 73.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova Pro 1.0 $3.20 against GLM 4.5 Air $1.10 per million output tokens, 2.9x apart.
Context window
Nova Pro 1.0 takes 300K 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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova Pro 1.0BarsGLM 4.5 AirTies
Coding04
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning05
Math04
Knowledge05
Web design01
General117
All shared boards138
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)23.3%68.4%GLM 4.5 Air
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)6.1%20.5%GLM 4.5 Air
GSO-BenchNot measured2.9%Only GLM 4.5 Air measured
LMArena Text: coding12701397GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: software and IT12711401GLM 4.5 Air
Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
AA Intelligence Index7.011.1GLM 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
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
τ²-Bench Telecom14.0%46.5%GLM 4.5 Air
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)49.9%73.3%GLM 4.5 Air
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)3.2%7.0%GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: hard prompts12461379GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: expert12111370GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12591388GLM 4.5 Air
Kagi LLM BenchmarkNot measured43.0%Only GLM 4.5 Air measured
Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
AA Math Index7.080.7GLM 4.5 Air
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)7.0%80.7%GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: math12521396GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: mathematical work12611396GLM 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
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)69.1%81.5%GLM 4.5 Air
MMLU82.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Pro 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: science12551407GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12601402GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: legal and government12811382GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: business and finance12291371GLM 4.5 Air
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Web design benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
Design Arena: websites7961146GLM 4.5 Air
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1120Only GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1094Only GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1186Only GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1122Only GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1137Only GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1071Only 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 index117
General benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
IFBench38.1%37.6%Nova Pro 1.0
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)21.0%46.7%GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text12591384GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: instruction following12351354GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: creative writing12121343GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Vision980Not measuredOnly Nova Pro 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: English12761397GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: non-English12331366GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Chinese12441426GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: German12431377GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Japanese12001348GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Korean12031308GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: French12711400GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Spanish11821385GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Russian12401373GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1368Only GLM 4.5 Air measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn12461371GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: longer queries12551366GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: writing and language12471354GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12101339GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Vision: English987Not measuredOnly Nova Pro 1.0 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
BenchmarkNova Pro 1.0GLM 4.5 AirLeader
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 Pro 1.0$0.0024Fits in one request
GLM 4.5 Air$0.0008Fits in one request

GLM 4.5 Air costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Pro 1.0$0.050Fits in one request
GLM 4.5 Air$0.013Fits in one request

GLM 4.5 Air costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Pro 1.0$0.192Fits in one request
GLM 4.5 Air$0.051Exceeds the context window

GLM 4.5 Air 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 Pro 1.0 and GLM 4.5 Air
SpecificationAmazon Nova Pro 1.0Z.ai GLM 4.5 Air
MakerAmazonZ.ai
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 5, 2024July 25, 2025
Context window300K131K
Input $/Mtok$0.80$0.20
Output $/Mtok$3.20$1.10
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Pro 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. Pick Nova Pro 1.0 for a larger context window (300K against 131K tokens) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Nova Pro 1.0 or GLM 4.5 Air?

Nova Pro 1.0 costs $0.80 per million input tokens and $3.20 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 Pro 1.0 or GLM 4.5 Air?

Nova Pro 1.0, with 300K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Pro 1.0 vs GLM 4.5 Air comparison based on?

39 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nova Pro 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.

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