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GLM-4.5-Air vs Nova 2 Pro

Nova 2 Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 30.8 to 24.4.

Zhipu AI · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nova 2 Pro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 30.8 to 24.4, ranking #116 overall.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nova 2 Pro wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GLM-4.5-Air

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Nova 2 Pro

  • overall performance matters — it scores 30.8 and ranks #116 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 5 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GLM-4.5-Air
Zhipu AI
Nova 2 Pro
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
24.4
#164
30.8
#116
Reasoning
23.8
#162
30.7
#116
Coding
11.4
#156
19.4
#105
Agents
5.9
#142
12.0
#105
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 5
5 of 5
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
GLM-4.5-Air
Nova 2 Pro
Math
22.5#136
25.9#105
Tool use
20.2#59
15.5#92
Writing
19.6#20
23.5#8
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

14 reported for GLM-4.5-Air · 18 for Nova 2 Pro

5 shared

GLM-4.5-Air outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nova 2 Pro is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MMLU-Pro, SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench).

Nova 2 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nova 2 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5-Air does not.

Nova 2 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GLM-4.5-Air

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova 2 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GLM-4.5-Air is licensed under MIT, while Nova 2 Pro uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GLM-4.5-Air

MIT

Open weights

Nova 2 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28, while Nova 2 Pro was released on 2025-12-02.

Nova 2 Pro is 4 months newer than GLM-4.5-Air.

GLM-4.5-Air

Jul 28, 2025

1.1 years ago

Nova 2 Pro

Dec 2, 2025

9 months ago

4mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GLM-4.5-Air and Nova 2 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GLM-4.5-Air
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FAQ

Common questions about GLM-4.5-Air vs Nova 2 Pro.

Which is better, GLM-4.5-Air or Nova 2 Pro?

Nova 2 Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 30.8 to 24.4. GLM-4.5-Air is made by Zhipu AI and Nova 2 Pro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does GLM-4.5-Air compare to Nova 2 Pro in benchmarks?

GLM-4.5-Air scores MATH-500: 98.1%, AIME 2024: 89.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.4%, TAU-bench Retail: 77.9%, BFCL-v3: 76.4%. Nova 2 Pro scores Tau2 Telecom: 92.7%, AIME 2025: 92.3%, ScreenSpot: 88.1%, LongCodeBench: 84.0%, MMLU-Pro: 81.6%.

What are the main differences between GLM-4.5-Air and Nova 2 Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (24.4 vs 30.8), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-4.5-Air and Nova 2 Pro?

GLM-4.5-Air is developed by Zhipu AI and Nova 2 Pro is developed by Amazon.

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