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Nova 2 Lite vs GLM 5.3

Updated October 21, 2026. 31 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Nova 2 Lite Replace GLM 5.3
Nova 2 LiteAmazon
Coding
No data
Overall
13.4
Output $/M
$2.50
0
GLM 5.3Z.ai
Coding
70.6
Overall
44.8
Output $/M
$4.40
31
vs boards won of 31 shared

Decision reading

Only GLM 5.3 has a coding score, 70.6 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova 2 Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Nova 2 Lite has the edge where output tokens cost 1.8x less.

Model ANova 2 LiteAmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BGLM 5.3Z.ai70.6/1006 independent benchmarks$0.36 per solved task
Shared results
31
Nova 2 Lite only
0
GLM 5.3 only
69
Like-for-like categories
6 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

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 5.3 70.6 from 6 benchmarks.
Widest category
Intelligence, 31.4 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
AA Coding Index: Nova 2 Lite 23.0 against GLM 5.3 74.8, 51.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova 2 Lite $2.50 against GLM 5.3 $4.40 per million output tokens, 1.8x apart.
Context window
Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens, GLM 5.3 1.05M.

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 5.3Ties
Coding04
Intelligence01
Reasoning03
Math02
Knowledge04
General017
All shared boards031
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
LiveBench codingNot measured82.8%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1621Only GLM 5.3 measured
AA Coding Index23.074.8GLM 5.3
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured80.5%Only GLM 5.3 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured95.4%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured38.9%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured78.1%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured44.2%Only GLM 5.3 measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured1.5%Only GLM 5.3 measured
IOI (Vals AI)Not measured68.4%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured71.5%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI)Not measured20.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured47.5%Only GLM 5.3 measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)Not measured72.1%Only GLM 5.3 measured
SciCodeNot measured59.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
FrontierCodeNot measured40.1%Only GLM 5.3 measured
FrontierSWENot measured30.2%Only GLM 5.3 measured
WeirdMLNot measured75.4%Only GLM 5.3 measured
ALE-Bench236.31317.4GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: coding13851497GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: software and IT13941493GLM 5.3
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1641Only GLM 5.3 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1595Only GLM 5.3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
AA Intelligence Index13.444.8GLM 5.3
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured156.0Only GLM 5.3 measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index16 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured53.1Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile appsNot measured1194Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: HTML slidesNot measured1189Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slidesNot measured1255Only GLM 5.3 measured
LiveBench researchNot measured73.2%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LiveBench browserNot measured0.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LiveBench long agenticNot measured35.9%Only GLM 5.3 measured
SREBench (Vals AI)Not measured9.2%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured55.8%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured39.7%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured49.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured14.6%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured56.3%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI)Not measured5.7%Only GLM 5.3 measured
APEX-AgentsNot measured56.6%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured$8,164Only GLM 5.3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured88.1%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LiveBench reasoningNot measured85.8%Only GLM 5.3 measured
MysteryMechanism (Vals AI)Not measured23.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured91.7%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured42.3%Only GLM 5.3 measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured90.9%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured37.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured33.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13641490GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: expert13591514GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13851496GLM 5.3
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured91.1%Only GLM 5.3 measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured68.8%Only GLM 5.3 measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured29.3%Only GLM 5.3 measured
ProofBenchNot measured49.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LMArena Text: math13591495GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: mathematical work13691497GLM 5.3
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
MMLU ProNot measured86.8%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured84.8%Only GLM 5.3 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured72.4%Only GLM 5.3 measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured42.9%Only GLM 5.3 measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured41.0%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LMArena Text: science13821498GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13861481GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: legal and government13591473GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: business and finance13691459GLM 5.3
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1295Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1314Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1311Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1259Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1332Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1304Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1293Only GLM 5.3 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1213Only GLM 5.3 measured
LiveBench designNot measured77.3%Only GLM 5.3 measured
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index017
General benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
Vals IndexNot measured59.7%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LiveBench data analysisNot measured70.2%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured68.5%Only GLM 5.3 measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured88.8%Only GLM 5.3 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured79.7%Only GLM 5.3 measured
DTBenchNot measured87.7%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LMCANot measured55.5%Only GLM 5.3 measured
LMArena Text13621474GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: instruction following13351479GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: creative writing12921458GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: English13851482GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: non-English13371459GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: Chinese13641532GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: German13431488GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: Japanese12731460GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: Korean12811460GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: French13811503GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: Spanish13751462GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: Russian13421469GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: Polish13271466GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: multi-turn13381472GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: longer queries13351483GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: writing and language13181469GLM 5.3
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13091447GLM 5.3
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
Image generation benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and GLM 5.3
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteGLM 5.3Leader
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 5.3$0.0036Fits in one request

Nova 2 Lite costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.022Fits in one request
GLM 5.3$0.083Fits in one request

Nova 2 Lite costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.085Fits in one request
GLM 5.3$0.324Fits in one request

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 5.3
SpecificationAmazon Nova 2 LiteZ.ai GLM 5.3
MakerAmazonZ.ai
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025August 18, 2026
Context window1M1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.30$1.40
Output $/Mtok$2.50$4.40
Coding indexNot benchmarked70.6
Independent measurements behind it06
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.36
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova 2 Lite better than GLM 5.3 for coding?

Only GLM 5.3 has a coding score, 70.6 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova 2 Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Nova 2 Lite has the edge where output tokens cost 1.8x less.

Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or GLM 5.3?

Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; GLM 5.3 costs $1.40 and $4.40. Cost per solved task is known for GLM 5.3 only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova 2 Lite or GLM 5.3?

GLM 5.3, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.

How many benchmarks is the Nova 2 Lite vs GLM 5.3 comparison based on?

31 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 5.3's on 6. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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