GLM-5V-Turbo vs Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B vs Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview
Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview comes out ahead, 64 to 61 and 35 on our weighted score, though GLM-5V-Turbo is 5% cheaper per token.
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-5V-Turbo
61/100- ECI—
- Price$1.20 / $4.00
- Context200K
NVIDIANemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B
35/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context256K
- Our pick
GoogleGemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview
64/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $5.00
- Context131K
Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview is our pick
Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 64/100 against GLM-5V-Turbo (61) and Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B (35). It leads on inputs & features. Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B wins on context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceGLM-5V-TurboGLM-5V-Turbo $1.90 · Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B unpriced
- Longest contextNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B 256,000 · GLM-5V-Turbo 200,000 · Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsGLM-5V-Turbo and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 PreviewGLM-5V-Turbo: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B: Text · Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview: Text, Images, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | GLM-5V-Turbo | Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B | Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 80 | 35 | 90 |
| Context window | 40% | 32 | 36 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 61/100 | 35/100 | 64/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | GLM-5V-TurboZ.ai (Zhipu) | Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BNVIDIA | Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 PreviewGoogle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.20 | — | $1.00 (best) |
| Output | $4.00 (best) | — | $5.00 |
| Cached input | $0.24 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.90 (best) | — | $2.00 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Z.AI API | — | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 200,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens | 65,536 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | glm-5v-turbo | — | — |
| API providers | 14 (best) | — | 1 |
| Released | Apr 1, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Jan 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- GLM-5V-Turbo$20.00
- Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B—
- Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview$20.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GLM-5V-Turbo, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B or Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview?
Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 64/100 against GLM-5V-Turbo (61) and Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B (35). It leads on inputs & features. Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B wins on context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5V-Turbo, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B or Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview?
GLM-5V-Turbo is cheaper at $1.20 input / $4.00 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview costs $1.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.90 per million tokens for GLM-5V-Turbo versus $2.00 for Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview (1.1× as much). Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. GLM-5V-Turbo has not been scored yet, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B has not been scored yet and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GLM-5V-Turbo, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 200,000 for GLM-5V-Turbo and 131,072 for Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview. Maximum output per response: GLM-5V-Turbo up to 131,072, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B up to 32,768, Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GLM-5V-Turbo accepts text, images, PDFs and video; Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B accepts text; Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview accepts text, images, audio and video. GLM-5V-Turbo handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; GLM-5V-Turbo and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview is the newest, released Apr 14, 2026. GLM-5V-Turbo came out Apr 1, 2026; Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B came out Mar 24, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview Jan 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
