Nova 2 Lite vs GLM 4.6V
Nova 2 Lite leads GLM 4.6V on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 13.4 to 11.2, and GLM 4.6V costs 2.8x less per output token ($0.90 vs $2.50 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 21 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nova 2 Lite or GLM 4.6V: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova 2 Lite for a larger context window (1M against 131K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: hard prompts, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 21
- Nova 2 Lite only
- 10
- GLM 4.6V only
- 17
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite leads, 13.4 against 11.2.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
GLM 4.6V
Nova 2 Lite $0.0015, GLM 4.6V $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova 2 Lite not benchmarked, GLM 4.6V not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 4.3 points apart on average over 11 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Text: Chinese: Nova 2 Lite 1364 against GLM 4.6V 1425, 10.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova 2 Lite $2.50 against GLM 4.6V $0.90 per million output tokens, 2.8x apart.
- Context window
- Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens, GLM 4.6V 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Nova 2 Lite | Bars | GLM 4.6V | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 3 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 3 | ||
| General | 1 | 10 | ||
| All shared boards | 4 | 17 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index11
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 23.0 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 41.1% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 14.4% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| ALE-Bench | 236.3 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1385 | 1389 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1394 | 1391 | Nova 2 Lite |
| Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 13.4 | 11.2 | Nova 2 Lite |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 31.6% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 71.9% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 9.6% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1364 | 1367 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1359 | 1371 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1385 | 1391 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1182 | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1155 | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 85.3 | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 85.3% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1359 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1369 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index13
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 79.9% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1382 | 1389 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1386 | 1389 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1359 | 1393 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1369 | 1359 | Nova 2 Lite |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index110
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 30.1% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 48.7% | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1376 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1335 | 1350 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1292 | 1347 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1164 | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1385 | 1395 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1337 | 1358 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1364 | 1425 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: German | 1343 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1273 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1281 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1381 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1375 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1342 | 1339 | Nova 2 Lite |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1327 | Not measured | Only Nova 2 Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1338 | 1359 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1335 | 1357 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1318 | 1347 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1309 | 1343 | GLM 4.6V |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1179 | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1217 | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1171 | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1113 | Only GLM 4.6V measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | GLM 4.6V | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
GLM 4.6V costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GLM 4.6V costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GLM 4.6V costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Amazon Nova 2 Lite | Z.ai GLM 4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | Z.ai |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 2, 2025 | December 8, 2025 |
| Context window | 1M | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.90 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than GLM 4.6V for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova 2 Lite for a larger context window (1M against 131K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: hard prompts, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or GLM 4.6V?
Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; GLM 4.6V costs $0.30 and $0.90. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova 2 Lite or GLM 4.6V?
Nova 2 Lite, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova 2 Lite vs GLM 4.6V comparison based on?
21 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova 2 Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and GLM 4.6V's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.