AI model comparison

GLM 4.5V vs Nova Pro 1.0

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

GLM-4.5V is a vision-language foundation model for multimodal agent applications.

Input / 1M
$0.60
Output / 1M
$1.80
Context
66K

Amazon Nova Pro 1.0 is a capable multimodal model from Amazon focused on providing a combination of accuracy, speed, and cost for a wide range of tasks.

Input / 1M
$0.80
Output / 1M
$3.20
Context
300K

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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GLM 4.5V

1.5x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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GLM 4.5V

7.6 vs 7 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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Nova Pro 1.0

300K vs 66K tokens

Newer release

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GLM 4.5V

Released August 11, 2025

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

z-ai logoGLM 4.5V7.6
amazon logoNova Pro 1.07

Coding index

z-ai logoGLM 4.5VNot available
amazon logoNova Pro 1.0Not available

Agentic index

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amazon logoNova Pro 1.0Not available

Pricing

GLM 4.5V vs Nova Pro 1.0 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricz-ai logoGLM 4.5Vamazon logoNova Pro 1.0
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.60$0.80
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$1.80$3.20
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.11Not available
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

z-ai logoGLM 4.5V$2.10
amazon logoNova Pro 1.0$3.20

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

z-ai logoGLM 4.5V$25.20$10.50 cached
amazon logoNova Pro 1.0$36.80

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

z-ai logoGLM 4.5V$93.60$20.10 cached
amazon logoNova Pro 1.0$126.40

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricz-ai logoGLM 4.5Vamazon logoNova Pro 1.0
Context window66K tokens300K tokens
Max output16K tokens5K tokens
Input typesImage, TextImage, Text
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsNot availableNot available
Default reasoning effortNot availableNot available
Release dateAugust 11, 2025December 5, 2024

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricz-ai logoGLM 4.5Vamazon logoNova Pro 1.0
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsNot supportedNot supported
JSON modeSupportedNot supported
ReasoningSupportedNot supported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedNot supported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

GLM 4.5V is 1.5x cheaper for a typical chat. GLM 4.5V scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (7.6 vs 7). Nova Pro 1.0 has the larger context window (300K vs 66K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM 4.5V or Nova Pro 1.0 cheaper?

GLM 4.5V is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). GLM 4.5V costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $1.80 per 1M output tokens, while Nova Pro 1.0 costs $0.80 per 1M input tokens and $3.20 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, GLM 4.5V or Nova Pro 1.0?

Nova Pro 1.0 supports up to 300K tokens of context, compared with 66K for GLM 4.5V.

Is GLM 4.5V smarter than Nova Pro 1.0?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, GLM 4.5V scores 7.6 and Nova Pro 1.0 scores 7, putting GLM 4.5V ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use GLM 4.5V and Nova Pro 1.0 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see GLM 4.5V and Nova Pro 1.0 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to GLM 4.5V and Nova Pro 1.0 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.