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Nova 2 Lite vs GLM 5

GLM 5 leads Nova 2 Lite on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 27.9 to 13.4, and Nova 2 Lite costs 1.3x less per output token ($2.50 vs $3.20 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 30 benchmarks have a result for both.

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Nova 2 LiteAmazon
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$2.50
0
GLM 5Z.ai
Coding
41.7
Overall
54.3
Output $/M
$3.20
30
vs boards won of 30 shared

Nova 2 Lite or GLM 5: which to pick

Only GLM 5 has a coding score, 41.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova 2 Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Nova 2 Lite for output tokens 1.3x cheaper ($2.50 vs $3.20 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 205K tokens).

Model ANova 2 LiteAmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BGLM 5Z.ai41.7/1003 independent benchmarks$0.63 per solved task
Shared results
30
Nova 2 Lite only
1
GLM 5 only
46
Like-for-like categories
6 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.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova 2 Lite not benchmarked, GLM 5 41.7 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
General, 18.0 points apart on average over 17 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: Chinese: Nova 2 Lite 1364 against GLM 5 1511, 24.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova 2 Lite $2.50 against GLM 5 $3.20 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
Context window
Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens, GLM 5 205K.

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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova 2 LiteBarsGLM 5Ties
Coding03
Intelligence01
Reasoning03
Math02
Knowledge04
General017
All shared boards030
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
Coding benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured72.8%Only GLM 5 measured
SWE-bench MultilingualNot measured69.7%Only GLM 5 measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1435Only GLM 5 measured
AA Coding Index23.0Not measuredOnly Nova 2 Lite measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured81.9%Only GLM 5 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured71.4%Only GLM 5 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured23.4%Only GLM 5 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured43.2%Only GLM 5 measured
Terminal-BenchNot measured52.4%Only GLM 5 measured
WeirdMLNot measured48.2%Only GLM 5 measured
ALE-Bench236.3765.6GLM 5
LMArena Text: coding13851461GLM 5
LMArena Text: software and IT13941460GLM 5
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1424Only GLM 5 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1450Only GLM 5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
AA Intelligence Index13.427.9GLM 5
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured145.8Only GLM 5 measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
Design Arena: agents building full-stack appsNot measured1123Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile appsNot measured1136Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: agents building Android appsNot measured1146Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: agents building Godot gamesNot measured1144Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: HTML slidesNot measured1148Only GLM 5 measured
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured98.2%Only GLM 5 measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured$4,432Only GLM 5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured83.3%Only GLM 5 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured82.0%Only GLM 5 measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured29.3%Only GLM 5 measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured87.8%Only GLM 5 measured
ARC-AGINot measured44.7%Only GLM 5 measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured4.9%Only GLM 5 measured
SimpleBenchNot measured53.2%Only GLM 5 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13641452GLM 5
LMArena Text: expert13591454GLM 5
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13851460GLM 5
Kagi LLM BenchmarkNot measured75.0%Only GLM 5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
AIMENot measured91.7%Only GLM 5 measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured80.0%Only GLM 5 measured
LMArena Text: math13591440GLM 5
LMArena Text: mathematical work13691451GLM 5
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
MMLU ProNot measured86.0%Only GLM 5 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured84.1%Only GLM 5 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured52.5%Only GLM 5 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured62.9%Only GLM 5 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured70.0%Only GLM 5 measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured94.3%Only GLM 5 measured
LMArena Text: science13821460GLM 5
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13861455GLM 5
LMArena Text: legal and government13591453GLM 5
LMArena Text: business and finance13691430GLM 5
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1247Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1230Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1234Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1228Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1229Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1246Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1168Only GLM 5 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1147Only GLM 5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index017
General benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
IFBenchNot measured72.3%Only GLM 5 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured75.7%Only GLM 5 measured
CL-benchNot measured18.7%Only GLM 5 measured
LMArena Text13621446GLM 5
LMArena Text: instruction following13351428GLM 5
LMArena Text: creative writing12921438GLM 5
LMArena Text: English13851458GLM 5
LMArena Text: non-English13371430GLM 5
LMArena Text: Chinese13641511GLM 5
LMArena Text: German13431447GLM 5
LMArena Text: Japanese12731416GLM 5
LMArena Text: Korean12811423GLM 5
LMArena Text: French13811456GLM 5
LMArena Text: Spanish13751454GLM 5
LMArena Text: Russian13421436GLM 5
LMArena Text: Polish13271434GLM 5
LMArena Text: multi-turn13381456GLM 5
LMArena Text: longer queries13351446GLM 5
LMArena Text: writing and language13181437GLM 5
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13091426GLM 5
Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5Leader
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

Nova 2 Lite$0.0015Fits in one request
GLM 5$0.0026Fits in one request

Nova 2 Lite costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.022Fits in one request
GLM 5$0.060Fits in one request

Nova 2 Lite costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.085Fits in one request
GLM 5$0.232Exceeds the context window

Nova 2 Lite 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.

Specifications of Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5
SpecificationAmazon Nova 2 LiteZ.ai GLM 5
MakerAmazonZ.ai
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025February 11, 2026
Context window1M205K
Input $/Mtok$0.30$1.00
Output $/Mtok$2.50$3.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked41.7
Independent measurements behind it03
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.63
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova 2 Lite better than GLM 5 for coding?

Only GLM 5 has a coding score, 41.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova 2 Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova 2 Lite for output tokens 1.3x cheaper ($2.50 vs $3.20 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 205K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or GLM 5?

Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; GLM 5 costs $1.00 and $3.20. Cost per solved task is known for GLM 5 only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova 2 Lite or GLM 5?

Nova 2 Lite, with 1M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova 2 Lite vs GLM 5 comparison based on?

30 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 5's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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