GLM-5.3 (Low) vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.3 (Low) 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 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GLM-5.3 (Low)
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3 (Low): 62.7% less intelligence, 30.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 45.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GLM-5.3 (Low) | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.3 | 12.8 | −62.7% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 62.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,012.50 | $1,318.62 | +30.2% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 30.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 31.54s | 17.13s | −45.7% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 45.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.3 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- 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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