# GLM-4.5 vs Nova 2 Lite

> GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5-vs-nova-2-lite
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5 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 35.5.
- Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.20 for GLM-4.5.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- GLM-4.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 39.0 |
| Rank | 125 | 161 |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $2.50 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.5: 41.1 (#121)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.1 (#131)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1434 | 1386 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 54.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 344.82 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.52 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.5: —
- Nova 2 Lite: 23.9 (#114)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.5: 27.7 (#99)
- Nova 2 Lite: 26.4 (#120)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1430 | 1364 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.9% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.5: 36.3 (#119)
- Nova 2 Lite: 34.8 (#154)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1359 |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5: 35.5 (#172)
- Nova 2 Lite: 42.5 (#88)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1433 | 1360 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 11.3% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.5: 53.0 (#74)
- Nova 2 Lite: 47.3 (#148)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1423 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1406 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1416 | 1273 |
| LMArena Korean | 1382 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | 1372 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.5: 74.3 (#100)
- Nova 2 Lite: 70.7 (#156)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1335 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#196)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#145)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1335 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 58.3% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.5: 57.7 (#121)
- Nova 2 Lite: 54.1 (#150)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1430 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1395 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1415 | 1338 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.4% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1343 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.5 better than Nova 2 Lite?

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5 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-4.5 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

### Is GLM-4.5 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (41.1 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 131K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Nova 2 Lite share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.