Compare/Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning)vsGLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

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

NVIDIA

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
42 tok/s
TTFT
0.68s
Z AI

GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.49/M
Output
$1.9/M
Speed
48 tok/s
TTFT
0.78s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (0-12)
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricLlama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning)GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.6$0.49
Output ($/M tokens)$1.8$1.9
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning)$0.78
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)$0.68

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning)
42 tok/s
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
48 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning)
0.68s
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
0.78s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.026.4
Coding Index
13.126.3
Math Index
63.773.7
GPQA Diamond
72.8%78.2%
MMLU-Pro
82.5%83.5%
LiveCodeBench
64.1%73.8%
AIME 2025
63.7%73.7%
MATH-500
95.2%97.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
8.1%12.2%
SciCode
34.7%34.8%
IFBench
38.2%44.1%
TerminalBench
2.3%22.0%
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning)0 wins
12 winsGLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) or GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)?

GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.84/M tokens vs $0.90/M for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 48 tok/s vs 42 tok/s. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.68s vs 0.78s).

When should I use Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)?

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