Model comparison

GLM-5.3 vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct NVIDIA

35.9

Rank #223 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.3 leads 75.7 to 42.7.

Side by side

GLM-5.3 and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct specifications
GLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)NVIDIA
Noometry Index54.835.9
Released2026-08-142024-06-14
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked4217

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Coding14961209
DeepSWE69%—
FrontierCode40.1%—
CursorBench42.6%—
LMArena WebDev1622—
FrontierSWE30.2%—
SciCode59%—
WeirdML75.4%—
ALE-Bench1,317—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
APEX-Agents56.6%—
Vending-Bench 28,164—

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14891202
NYT Connections (extended)74.2%—
CritPt19.1%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
Mystery Game Puzzles33%—
DTBench87.7%—
LMCA55.5%—
Bench to the Future 30.15—
Epoch Capabilities Index155.61—

Math GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Math14891216
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202591.1%—
ProofBench49%—

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Expert15161171
GPQA Diamond90.9%—
SimpleQA Verified41%—

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14571206
LMArena Chinese15281214
LMArena French14991197
LMArena German14991192
LMArena Japanese14531128
LMArena Korean14721148
LMArena Russian14631219
LMArena Spanish14601195

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14771203

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14821225

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Text14711225
LMArena Creative Writing14571203
LMArena Multi-Turn14721214
EQ-Bench Creative Writing2075—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3 better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.3 or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.

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