GLM 5.2 vs Nova Micro: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-10-27 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Nova Micro is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.061 per million tokens versus
$1.78, a 97% difference.
GLM 5.2 offers the larger context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 128,000 for Nova Micro.
Head to head
| GLM 5.2 | Nova Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.034 | $0.035 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $7.00 | $0.140 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $1.78 | $0.061 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 128,000 |
| Vendor | z-ai | amazon |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | GLM 5.2 | Nova Micro |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $1.78 | $0.070 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $17.84 | $0.700 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $178 | $7.00 |
Which should you pick?
Pick GLM 5.2 when you need the longer context window (1,048,576 vs 128,000 tokens). Pick Nova Micro when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.