Model comparison
Muse Glimmer vs Nova 2 Lite
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Glimmer scores higher in 6 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova 2 Lite leads 42.5 to 37.9.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 39.0 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.7 (#157), Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1417 | 1386 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1355 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Glimmer: —, Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Muse Glimmer: 27.2 (#111), Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1395 | 1364 |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 36.1 (#128), Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1419 | 1359 |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Muse Glimmer: 37.9 (#140), Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1388 | 1360 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 50.6 (#117), Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1384 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1412 | 1364 |
| LMArena Russian | 1393 | 1343 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1372 |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 72.7 (#134), Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1374 | 1335 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#124), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1381 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 57.7 (#122), Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1338 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1398 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Glimmer better than Nova 2 Lite?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Glimmer or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 38.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Glimmer and Nova 2 Lite share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Glimmer has 13 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.