# GLM-4.7 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-4.7 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-4-7-vs-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-nvfp4
- Last updated: September 24, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-4.7 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GLM-4.7 leads overall 49.23 to 19.1.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 39.6 for GLM-4.7 and 11.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 73.8% and 52.8%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-4.7 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 49.23 | 19.1 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 27 (Estimated · #75/105)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 7.3 (Estimated · #104/105)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 41% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 52% | 36.8% | GLM-4.7 |
| VITA-Bench | 15.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 39.95% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 23.5% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 9.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 39.6 (Supported · #56/135)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 11.4 (Estimated · #135/135)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 73.8% | 52.8% | GLM-4.7 |
| LiveCodeBench | 84.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | 58.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 36.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 23.5% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 31.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 70.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 55.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 40.6 (Supported · #89/158)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 20.7 (Estimated · #154/158)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 85.7% | 75.6% | GLM-4.7 |
| MMLU-Pro | 84.3% | 81.6% | GLM-4.7 |
| HLE | 24.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 80.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 82.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 75.6% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 10.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 81.4 (#51/124)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 68.5 (#67/124)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 72.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-4.7 public-lane score: 25.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 95.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 2.439% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 0.000% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-4.7 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?

GLM-4.7 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-4.7 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 39.6 for GLM-4.7 and 11.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-4.7 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-4.7 currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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