GLM-5.3 vs Nova 2.0 Lite: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GLM-5.3 and Nova 2.0 Lite releases: 2 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, GLM-5.3 scores highest: GLM-5.3 (max) at 45, against Nova 2.0 Lite (high) at 13 for Nova 2.0 Lite.
- For output speed, Nova 2.0 Lite is fastest: Nova 2.0 Lite (Non-reasoning) at 175 t/s, against GLM-5.3 (low) at 75 t/s for GLM-5.3.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GLM-5.3 (max) |  Z AI | 45 | 45 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 47 | 51 | $2.01 | $0.9 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | $2,503 | 71k | 49k | 209M | 59 | 3.46s | 37.15s | 45.58s | 864.40s | 753B 40B active at inference time | 1M | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |   +17 | |||
| GLM-5.3 (low) | Z AI | 34 | 35 | 39 | 33 | - | 38 | 41 | $3.66 | $1.7 | $1.40 | $4.40 | - | $3,294 | 30k | 21k | 88M | 75 | 2.91s | 29.56s | 36.22s | 393.41s | 753B 40B active at inference time | 1M | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text | | |||
| Nova 2.0 Lite (high) |  Amazon | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 173 | 16.36s | 27.90s | 30.79s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) | Amazon | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 155 | 12.23s | 25.13s | 28.36s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (low) | Amazon | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 171 | 8.76s | 20.48s | 23.42s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (Non-reasoning) | Amazon | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 175 | 1.05s | 1.05s | 3.90s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |