NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Z.ai: GLM 5
Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and GLM 5. Switch by changing the model name.
Practical read
Monthly evidenceNVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the lower published input-plus-output rate, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Z.ai: GLM 5 has more Credits provider routes.
The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightningz-ai/glm-5
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning routes
Z.ai: GLM 5 routes
- Overview8 Credits routes
- PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
- BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
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Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.
TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning",
messages=messages,
)Questions
Which should I use, NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Z.ai: GLM 5?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the lower published input-plus-output rate, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Z.ai: GLM 5 has more Credits provider routes.
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Z.ai: GLM 5 cheaper?
The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.223309/1M for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and $3.6925/1M for Z.ai: GLM 5. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Z.ai: GLM 5 faster?
Current measured p50 time to first token is 841 ms for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and 1787 ms for Z.ai: GLM 5. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.
Can I test NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Z.ai: GLM 5 with the same API?
Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning and z-ai/glm-5. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.