# GLM-5.2 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.2 and Nemotron 3 Ultra across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-2-vs-nemotron-3-ultra
- Last updated: September 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 12
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Ultra only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GLM-5.2 leads overall 68.19 to 40.39.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 61 for GLM-5.2 and 26.6 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 54.7% and 26.7%.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 68.19 | 40.39 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 58.5 (Supported · #29/153)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 27 (Supported · #144/153)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 81% | 56.4% | GLM-5.2 |
| MCP Atlas | 76.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 48.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 20.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.8% | 50.9% | GLM-5.2 |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 44.4% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 70.9% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 37.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 61 (Supported · #19/152)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 26.6 (Supported · #146/152)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 48.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 81.0% | 56.4% | GLM-5.2 |
| ProgramBench | 63.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | 55.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 58.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 69.5% | 86.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.8% | 69.0% | GLM-5.2 |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 71.9% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 89.0% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 44.6% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 74.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 48.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 20.9% | 3.1% | GLM-5.2 |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 61.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 60.7 (Supported · #35/183)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 44.7 (Estimated · #111/183)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 91.2% | 87% | GLM-5.2 |
| GPQA-D | 91.2% | 87.0% | GLM-5.2 |
| HLE | 54.7% | 26.7% | GLM-5.2 |
| HLE w/o tools | 40.5% | 26.7% | GLM-5.2 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 85.6% | 86.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | 85.8% | GLM-5.2 |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.8 (#22/123)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 88.8 (#28/123)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 81.7% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 47.4 (#7/12)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 83% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 80.7 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 99.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | 94.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 92.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | 91.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.2 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

GLM-5.2 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5.2 and Nemotron 3 Ultra?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 61 for GLM-5.2 and 26.6 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-5.2 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-5.2 currently has 25 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3 Ultra cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3 Ultra currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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