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🔥GLM 5.1 vs 🔥Nemotron 3 Super (free)

Pick Nemotron 3 Super (free) when budget and context both matter.

Pricing data updated: 2026-05-16T03:07:35Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Nemotron 3 Super (free) when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super (free) is estimated at $0 vs $2.52 for GLM 5.1, saving $2.52 (100% lower).

Cost-first pickNemotron 3 Super (free)

Context-first pickNemotron 3 Super (free)

Sample savings$2.52100%

10x traffic gap$25.2

Nemotron 3 Super (free) is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $25.2. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cheaper input Nemotron 3 Super (free) $0.98 vs $0 / 1M

Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for input tokens while GLM 5.1 costs $0.98 per 1M tokens.

Cheaper output Nemotron 3 Super (free) $3.08 vs $0 / 1M

Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for output tokens while GLM 5.1 costs $3.08 per 1M tokens.

Larger context Nemotron 3 Super (free) 202.75K vs 1M

Nemotron 3 Super (free) has 797.25K more context (4.93x larger).

Sample workload Nemotron 3 Super (free) $2.52 vs $0

Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $2.52.

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.

Monthly input tokens Monthly output tokens

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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Nemotron 3 Super (free) has the lower input price; Nemotron 3 Super (free) has the lower output price; Nemotron 3 Super (free) offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Nemotron 3 Super (free) is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $2.52 for GLM 5.1 and $0 for Nemotron 3 Super (free).

Best Fit

Choose GLM 5.1 when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Choose Nemotron 3 Super (free) when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super (free) is estimated at $0 vs $2.52 for GLM 5.1, saving $2.52 (100% lower).
Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $2.52.
Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for input tokens while GLM 5.1 costs $0.98 per 1M tokens.
Nemotron 3 Super (free) is free for output tokens while GLM 5.1 costs $3.08 per 1M tokens.
Nemotron 3 Super (free) has 797.25K more context (4.93x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	🔥GLM 5.1 (Z.ai)	🔥Nemotron 3 Super (free) (NVIDIA)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$0.98	$0
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$3.08	$0
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$2.52	$0
Context Window	202.75K	1M
Release Date	2026-04-07	2026-03-11
Popularity Rank current rank	#13	#14

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	Nemotron 3 Super (free)	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super (free) is estimated at $0 vs $2.52 for GLM 5.1, saving $2.52 (100% lower).
High-volume input processing	Nemotron 3 Super (free)	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	Nemotron 3 Super (free)	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	Nemotron 3 Super (free)	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps

GLM 4.5 Air (free) can replace GLM 5.1 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.
GLM 4 32B can replace GLM 5.1 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.15.
GLM 4.7 Flash can replace GLM 5.1 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.26.
GLM 4.5 Air can replace GLM 5.1 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.55.

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