GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) by Z AI or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs GLM-5.1 (Reasoning): 1.5% more intelligence, 76.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 89.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 26.1 | 26.5 | +1.5% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 1.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,211.83 | $282.51 | −76.7% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 76.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 59.14s | 6.33s | −89.3% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 89.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.28 / $4.07 | $0.23 / $0.57 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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