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GLM-4.5-Air vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 24.0.

Zhipu AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 24.0, ranking #108 overall.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GLM-4.5-Air

  • you are already invested in the Zhipu AI ecosystem

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.0 and ranks #108 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 5 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GLM-4.5-Air
Zhipu AI
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
24.0
#187
35.0
#108
Reasoning
23.5
#185
36.2
#94
Coding
10.9
#181
21.0
#108
Agents
5.8
#164
16.5
#99
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 5
5 of 5
Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$1.00 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
GLM-4.5-Air
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Math
22.1#150
28.1#101
Tool use
20.1#68
11.0#133
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

14 reported for GLM-4.5-Air · 19 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

5 shared

GLM-4.5-Air outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is better at 5 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SciCode, SWE-Bench Verified).

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

14.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) has 14.0B more parameters than GLM-4.5-Air, making it 13.2% larger.

Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
106.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
106.0B
GLM-4.5-Air
120.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5-Air does not.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GLM-4.5-Air

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GLM-4.5-Air is licensed under MIT, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GLM-4.5-Air

MIT

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 15 months newer than GLM-4.5-Air.

GLM-4.5-Air

Jul 28, 2025

1.2 years ago

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GLM-4.5-Air and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GLM-4.5-Air
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about GLM-4.5-Air vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B).

Which is better, GLM-4.5-Air or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 24.0. GLM-4.5-Air is made by Zhipu AI and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does GLM-4.5-Air compare to Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) in benchmarks?

GLM-4.5-Air scores MATH-500: 98.1%, AIME 2024: 89.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.4%, TAU-bench Retail: 77.9%, BFCL-v3: 76.4%. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) scores GPQA: 89.5%, LiveCodeBench v6: 88.2%, CharXiv-R: 80.8%, MathVision: 78.2%, BrowseComp: 78.0%.

What are the context window sizes for GLM-4.5-Air and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

GLM-4.5-Air supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GLM-4.5-Air and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (24.0 vs 35.0), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-4.5-Air and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

GLM-4.5-Air is developed by Zhipu AI and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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