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GLM 4.5 Air vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

GLM 4.5 Air leads Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 11.1 to 8.9, and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 5.0x less per output token ($0.22 vs $1.10 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 39 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace GLM 4.5 Air Replace Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
GLM 4.5 AirZ.ai
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.10
33
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.22
6
vs boards won of 39 shared

GLM 4.5 Air or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: which to pick

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

Pick GLM 4.5 Air for work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model AGLM 4.5 AirZ.aiNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIANot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
39
GLM 4.5 Air only
10
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B only
3
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
GLM 4.5 Air not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B not benchmarked.
Widest category
General, 9.2 points apart on average over 19 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
IFBench: GLM 4.5 Air 37.6% against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 71.1%, 33.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
GLM 4.5 Air $1.10 against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.22 per million output tokens, 5.0x apart.
Context window
GLM 4.5 Air takes 131K tokens, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 262K.

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
CategoryGLM 4.5 AirBarsNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BTies
Coding31
Intelligence10
Agentic work10
Reasoning32
Math22
Knowledge50
General181
All shared boards336
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index31
Coding benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Coding IndexNot measured14.4Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)68.4%74.1%Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
SciCodeNot measured30.6%Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)20.5%13.6%GLM 4.5 Air
GSO-Bench2.9%Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
LMArena Text: coding13971378GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: software and IT14011383GLM 4.5 Air
Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Intelligence Index11.18.9GLM 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 index10
Agentic work benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured1.0Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
τ²-Bench Telecom46.5%40.9%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 index32
Reasoning benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)73.3%75.7%Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)7.0%11.4%Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: hard prompts13791348GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: expert13701355GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13881376GLM 4.5 Air
Kagi LLM Benchmark43.0%Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index22
Math benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Math Index80.791.0Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)80.7%91.0%Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: math13961371GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: mathematical work13961375GLM 4.5 Air
MathArena12.0%Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Knowledge benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)81.5%79.4%GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: science14071353GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14021349GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: legal and government13821341GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: business and finance13711346GLM 4.5 Air
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
Design Arena: websites1146Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: UI components1121Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: game dev1093Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: data viz1186Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: 3D1122Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: all code categories1137Not measuredOnly GLM 4.5 Air measured
Design Arena: SVG1070Not measuredOnly 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 index181
General benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
IFBench37.6%71.1%Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)46.7%38.0%GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text13841348GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: instruction following13541303GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: creative writing13431269GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: English13971377GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: non-English13661320GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Chinese14261383GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: German13771348GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Japanese13481268GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Korean13081269GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: French14001396GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Spanish13851376GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Russian13731304GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: Polish13681303GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: multi-turn13711319GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: longer queries13661300GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: writing and language13541283GLM 4.5 Air
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13391293GLM 4.5 Air
Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkGLM 4.5 AirNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
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

GLM 4.5 Air$0.0008Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.0002Fits in one request

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

GLM 4.5 Air$0.013Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.0034Fits in one request

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

GLM 4.5 Air$0.051Exceeds the context window
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.013Fits in one request

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 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 GLM 4.5 Air and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
SpecificationZ.ai GLM 4.5 AirNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
MakerZ.aiNVIDIA
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedJuly 25, 2025December 14, 2025
Context window131K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.20$0.055
Output $/Mtok$1.10$0.22
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is GLM 4.5 Air better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GLM 4.5 Air for work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, GLM 4.5 Air or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

GLM 4.5 Air costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs $0.055 and $0.22. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, GLM 4.5 Air or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, with 262K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks is the GLM 4.5 Air vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B comparison based on?

39 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. GLM 4.5 Air's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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