Compare/GLM-4.5-Air vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B

GLM-4.5-AirvsLlama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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GLM-4.5-Air

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.1/M
Speed
105 tok/s
TTFT
0.61s
NVIDIA

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B

Input
$1.2/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
33 tok/s
TTFT
0.39s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GLM-4.5-Air
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-4.5-Air
Lower Latency
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B
Benchmarks (12-0)
GLM-4.5-Air

Pricing Comparison

MetricGLM-4.5-AirLlama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$1.2
Output ($/M tokens)$1.1$1.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GLM-4.5-Air$0.31
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B$1.32

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GLM-4.5-Air
105 tok/s
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B
33 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GLM-4.5-Air
0.61s
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B
0.39s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
23.213.4
Coding Index
23.810.8
Math Index
80.711.0
GPQA Diamond
73.3%46.5%
MMLU-Pro
81.5%69.0%
LiveCodeBench
68.4%16.9%
AIME 2025
80.7%11.0%
MATH-500
96.5%73.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.8%4.6%
SciCode
30.6%23.3%
IFBench
37.6%30.7%
TerminalBench
20.5%4.5%
GLM-4.5-Air12 wins
0 winsLlama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5-Air or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B?

GLM-4.5-Air is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.42/M tokens vs $1.20/M for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.5-Air wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-4.5-Air generates tokens faster at 105 tok/s vs 33 tok/s. However, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B has lower time-to-first-token (0.39s vs 0.61s).

When should I use GLM-4.5-Air vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Instruct 70B?

Choose based on your priorities: GLM-4.5-Air for lower cost, GLM-4.5-Air for stronger benchmark performance, and GLM-4.5-Air for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.