Noometry

Model comparison

GLM-4.7 vs Nova 2 Lite

GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.7 Z.ai (Zhipu)

42.0

Rank #124 Confirmed

Nova 2 Lite Amazon

39.7

Rank #161 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7 scores higher in 8 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 1 category; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.7 leads 60.9 to 53.9.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is Vectara Hallucination Rate: 11.7% for GLM-4.7 and 5.1% for Nova 2 Lite.
  • Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.20 for GLM-4.7.
  • Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
  • GLM-4.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Amazon
Noometry Index42.039.7
Released2025-12-222025-12-01
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window205K1M
Max output131K64K
Input $ / M tokens$0.60$0.30
Output $ / M tokens$2.20$2.50
Results tracked3619

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 44.0 (#79), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Coding14541385
LMArena WebDev1435—
SciCode45.1%—
ALE-Bench399.48—

Agentic & Tool Use GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 26.5 (#103), Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
Terminal-Bench33.4%—
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard—27.1%
Vending-Bench 22,377—

Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads

GLM-4.7: 24.3 (#164), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Hard Prompts14431364
SimpleBench47.7%—
CritPt1.7%—
Chess Puzzles6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index143.51—

Math GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 38.6 (#135), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Math14231359
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202583.3%—
ProofBench6%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)2.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)0%—

Knowledge GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 47.0 (#80), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
Vectara Hallucination Rate11.7%5.1%
LMArena Expert14241358
GPQA Diamond83.3%—
SimpleQA Verified32.2%—

Multilingual GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 52.8 (#79), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Non-English14171337
LMArena Chinese14951364
LMArena French14321381
LMArena German14241343
LMArena Japanese14391271
LMArena Korean13991284
LMArena Russian14231343
LMArena Spanish14341373

Instruction Following GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 74.4 (#95), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Instruction Following14111335

Long Context GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 42.8 (#116), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Longer Query14321335
CL-bench15.9%—
CL-bench Life10.9%—

Writing & Preference GLM-4.7 leads

GLM-4.7: 60.9 (#93), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)

BenchmarkGLM-4.7Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Text14351362
LMArena Creative Writing14011291
LMArena Multi-Turn14461338
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1413—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.7 better than Nova 2 Lite?

GLM-4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7 or Nova 2 Lite?

Nova 2 Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; GLM-4.7 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

Is GLM-4.7 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

GLM-4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

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

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7 and Nova 2 Lite share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7 has 36 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.

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