GLM-5.3-Flash vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.3-Flash by Z AI or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GLM-5.3-Flash
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3-Flash: 69.4% less intelligence, 331.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 54.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GLM-5.3-Flash | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.8 | 12.8 | −69.4% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 69.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $305.52 | $1,318.62 | +331.6% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 4.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 37.02s | 16.68s | −54.9% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 54.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.50 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.3-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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