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GLM-5.3 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Comparing GLM-5.3 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Zhipu AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GLM-5.3 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GLM-5.3

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GLM-5.3
Zhipu AI
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$1.40 / M
— / M
Output price
$4.40 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Released
Aug 2026
Oct 2024
License
Unknown
Llama 3.1 Community License

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

GLM-5.3 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

683.0B diff

GLM-5.3 has 683.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct, making it 975.7% larger.

Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3
753.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
70.0Bparameters
753.0B
GLM-5.3
70.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GLM-5.3 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only GLM-5.3 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-5.3 was released on 2026-08-14, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01.

GLM-5.3 is 23 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

GLM-5.3

Aug 14, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.9yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

1.9 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while GLM-5.3's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-12-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without GLM-5.3's cutoff date.

GLM-5.3

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GLM-5.3 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GLM-5.3
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about GLM-5.3 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Which is better, GLM-5.3 or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

GLM-5.3 (Zhipu AI) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct (NVIDIA) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does GLM-5.3 compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

GLM-5.3 scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.2%, CyberGym: 84.5%, FrontierSWE: 78.1%, Toolathlon: 73.0%, DeepSWE 1.1: 66.9%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.4%, HellaSwag: 85.6%, Winogrande: 84.5%, GSM8K Chat: 81.9%, MMLU Chat: 80.6%.

What are the context window sizes for GLM-5.3 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

GLM-5.3 supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GLM-5.3 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Unknown vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-5.3 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

GLM-5.3 is developed by Zhipu AI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA.

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