GLM-5.2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B): Specs & Benchmark Comparison
GLM-5.2 is developed by Zhipu AI, while Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) comes from NVIDIA. GLM-5.2 was released in June 2026, and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) followed 2 months later in August 2026. GLM-5.2 is the larger model at roughly 753 billion parameters, against 30 billion for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B).
We have 4 benchmark results for GLM-5.2 and 4 benchmark results for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B), but they overlap on a single test: GPQA, where GLM-5.2 scores 91.0% against 75.0%.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) is the cheaper API at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens, roughly 28 times cheaper than GLM-5.2 at $1.40 and $4.40. GLM-5.2 takes the larger context window at 1M tokens, compared with 262K for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B).
| Characteristic | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Zhipu AI | NVIDIA |
| Release Date | June 16, 2026 | August 11, 2026 |
| Parameters | 753B | 30B |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 262K |
| Context (output) | 131K | 262K |
| Input Price / 1M | $1.40 | $0.05 |
| Output Price / 1M | $4.40 | $0.20 |
| Average Score | 94.3% | 78.5% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 91.0% | 75.0% |
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Verdict
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: GLM-5.2 — 0.9, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) — 0.8.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) is 23.2x cheaper: input $0.05/1M vs $1.40/1M tokens.
GLM-5.2 supports a larger context: 1M vs 262K tokens.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) is newer: released 8/11/2026 vs 6/16/2026.
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The GLM-5.2 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the GLM-5.2 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.