# GLM-4.6 vs Nova 2 Lite

> GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-6-vs-nova-2-lite
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 19

## Summary

- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6 scores higher in 6 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where GLM-4.6 leads 32.3 to 24.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard: 72.4% for GLM-4.6 and 27.1% 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-4.6.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
- GLM-4.6 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 39.7 |
| Rank | 135 | 161 |
| Context | 205K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $2.50 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.6: 40.1 (#148)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1449 | 1385 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 55.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1340 | — |
| SciCode | 38.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 340.82 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.6: 32.3 (#66)
- Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 72.4% | 27.1% |
| Terminal-Bench | 24.5% | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.6: 23.7 (#172)
- Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1364 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 47.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.6: 39.1 (#111)
- Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1432 | 1359 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 3.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.6: 40.2 (#124)
- Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1358 |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.6: 53.5 (#66)
- Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1499 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1447 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1393 | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | 1400 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1419 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | 1373 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.6: 74.3 (#98)
- Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1410 | 1335 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#94)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1335 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.6: 61.1 (#90)
- Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1440 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1338 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1411 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.6 better than Nova 2 Lite?

GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6 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-4.6 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

### Is GLM-4.6 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (40.1 vs 40.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### Which has the bigger context window?

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

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6 and Nova 2 Lite share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6 has 29 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.