Noometry

Model comparison

GLM-5V-Turbo vs Nova 2 Lite

GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. Nova 2 Lite costs 2.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5V-Turbo Z.ai (Zhipu)

43.8

Rank #84 Confirmed

Nova 2 Lite Amazon

39.7

Rank #161 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher in 7 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5V-Turbo leads 62.5 to 53.9.
  • Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $4 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
  • Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 200K.

Side by side

GLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Amazon
Noometry Index43.839.7
Released2026-04-012025-12-01
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window200K1M
Max output131K64K
Input $ / M tokens$1.20$0.30
Output $ / M tokens$4$2.50
Results tracked1919

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Coding14661385
LMArena WebDev1401—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5V-Turbo: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard—27.1%

Reasoning GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Hard Prompts14431364

Math GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Math14411359

Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Expert14521358
Vectara Hallucination Rate—5.1%

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42), Nova 2 Lite: —

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Vision1264—
LMArena Document1416—

Multilingual GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Non-English14201337
LMArena Chinese14881364
LMArena French14441381
LMArena German14231343
LMArena Korean13961284
LMArena Russian14311343
LMArena Spanish14501373
LMArena Japanese—1271

Instruction Following GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Instruction Following14231335

Long Context GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Longer Query14381335

Writing & Preference GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)

BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboNova 2 Lite
LMArena Text14371362
LMArena Creative Writing14161291
LMArena Multi-Turn14321338

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Nova 2 Lite?

GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. Nova 2 Lite costs 2.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5V-Turbo's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GLM-5V-Turbo 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-5V-Turbo lists at $1.20 and $4.

Is GLM-5V-Turbo or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 200K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Nova 2 Lite share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.

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