GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.
glm-5.2 vs nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b
Output tokens cost $2.76 per million on glm-5.2 and $0.20 per million on nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b. Input tokens cost $0.79 per million on glm-5.2 and $0.05 per million on nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.20 per million on glm-5.2 and $0.01 per million on nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b. Discounted rates are shown where a promotion is active. Context lengths are 1,000,000 tokens on glm-5.2 and 262,000 tokens on nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.9s on glm-5.2 and 0.2s on nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b. Measured output throughput is 46.0 tok/s on glm-5.2 and 108.1 tok/s on nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, featuring 3 billion active parameters out of 30 billion total. It supports an extensive context window of up to 1,000,000 tokens. This model is designed to deliver efficient performance for high-throughput agentic workloads and specialized tasks. Compared with Nemotron 3 Super and Ultra, Lightning is smaller and optimized for fast, high-volume execution, while the larger models focus on complex planning and advanced reasoning.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: glm-5.2, nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b?
nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b: $0.20/M output tokens; glm-5.2: $2.76/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b: 0.2s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
glm-5.2 accepts 1,000,000 and nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b accepts 262,000 input tokens.
Which one generates tokens faster?
nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b at 108.1 tok/s and glm-5.2 at 46.0 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
glm-5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b accepts text input and supports reasoning, tool calling and long context.
Can I call glm-5.2 and nemotron-lightning-3.5-30b-a3b with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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