Model comparison
GLM-4.6V vs Nova 2 Lite
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 6 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova 2 Lite leads 42.5 to 37.4.
- GLM-4.6V is cheaper at $0.30 / $0.90 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
- GLM-4.6V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 39.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-08 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 1M |
| Max output | 33K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.90 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
GLM-4.6V: 40.2 (#128), Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1386 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
GLM-4.6V: 26.5 (#117), Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1364 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
GLM-4.6V: 37.4 (#148), Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1372 | 1360 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: 34.2 (#83), Nova 2 Lite: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 48.8 (#135), Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1426 | 1364 |
| LMArena Russian | 1341 | 1343 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1372 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
GLM-4.6V: 71.6 (#145), Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1351 | 1335 |
Long Context Too close to call
GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#138), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 56.8 (#132), Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1359 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6V better than Nova 2 Lite?
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6V or Nova 2 Lite?
GLM-4.6V is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is GLM-4.6V or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.2 vs 40.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Nova 2 Lite share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.