Compare/GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs Nova Pro

GLM-5 (Reasoning)vsNova Pro

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

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GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Input
$1/M
Output
$3.2/M
Speed
60 tok/s
TTFT
0.96s
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Nova Pro

Input
$0.8/M
Output
$3.2/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nova Pro
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-5 (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Nova Pro
Benchmarks (7-5)
GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGLM-5 (Reasoning)Nova Pro
Input ($/M tokens)$1$0.8
Output ($/M tokens)$3.2$3.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GLM-5 (Reasoning)$1.32
Nova Pro$1.12

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GLM-5 (Reasoning)
60 tok/s
Nova Pro
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GLM-5 (Reasoning)
0.96s
Nova Pro

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
49.813.5
Coding Index
44.211.0
Math Index
7.0
GPQA Diamond
82.0%49.9%
MMLU-Pro
69.1%
LiveCodeBench
23.3%
AIME 2025
7.0%
MATH-500
78.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
27.2%3.4%
SciCode
46.2%20.8%
IFBench
72.3%38.1%
TerminalBench
43.2%6.1%
GLM-5 (Reasoning)7 wins
5 winsNova Pro

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GLM-5 (Reasoning) or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.40/M tokens vs $1.55/M for GLM-5 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Nova Pro. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 60 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Nova Pro has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.96s).

When should I use GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs Nova Pro?

Choose based on your priorities: Nova Pro for lower cost, GLM-5 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and GLM-5 (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.