Model comparison
Muse Glimmer vs Nova 2 Lite
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Glimmer scores higher in 5 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova 2 Lite leads 43.0 to 38.5.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-08-10 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1416 | 1385 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1355 | — |
| SciCode | 44.9% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Glimmer: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1396 | 1364 |
| CritPt | 2.6% | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1417 | 1359 |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1386 | 1358 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1384 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1412 | 1364 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1343 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1375 | 1335 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1382 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1399 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Glimmer better than Nova 2 Lite?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Glimmer or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.4 vs 40.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Muse Glimmer and Nova 2 Lite share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Glimmer has 15 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.