GLM-5.3 (Max) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.3 (Max) by Z AI or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GLM-5.3 (Max) scores 21.9 points higher (44.8 vs 22.9) but costs 4.2× as much to run the benchmark ($2503 vs $596; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GLM-5.3 (Max) when you need intelligence above 22.9, and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) when 22.9 is enough.
| Metric | GLM-5.3 (Max) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 44.8 | 22.9 | −48.9% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 48.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,503.48 | $596.33 | −76.2% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 76.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 28.90s | 15.27s | −47.2% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 47.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3 (Max): 48.9% less intelligence, 76.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 47.2% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.3 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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