Best coding model — $1 to $5 / M: z-ai/glm-5.2 overtook nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b
model id nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55bmodel id z-ai/glm-5.2
Leader change
The top-ranked model for Best coding model — $1 to $5 / M changed from nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b to z-ai/glm-5.2, measured on token volume through OpenRouter.
Occurred
3 August 2026
The day the change took effect, where the vendor said so.Observed
3 August 2026
The night this site read it and saw a difference.Severity
Medium
How much it changes what the tool costs or what you get free.Confidence
High
From an API — a repository status or an ownership record.What changed
- Was, and is now
model id nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55bmodel id z-ai/glm-5.2
- What it means
- The top-ranked model for Best coding model — $1 to $5 / M changed from nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b to z-ai/glm-5.2, measured on token volume through OpenRouter.
- Evidence
- See the evidence
- How this was found
- Derived from an API — a repository status or an ownership record, not a reading of a marketing page. Source: auto.
Also from The board
3 more| What changed | Kind | Was, and is now | Confidence | Occurred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best coding model — Under $1 / M: stepfun/step-3.7-flash overtook z-ai/glm-5.2The board | Leader change | model id z-ai/glm-5.2model id stepfun/step-3.7-flash | high | |
| Best coding model — $1 to $5 / M: nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b overtook z-ai/glm-5.2The board | Leader change | model id z-ai/glm-5.2model id nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b | high | |
| Best coding model — Under $1 / M: z-ai/glm-5.2 overtook stepfun/step-3.7-flashThe board | Leader change | model id stepfun/step-3.7-flashmodel id z-ai/glm-5.2 | high |
