GLM 4.6 V vs Nova 2 Lite: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-10-28 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: GLM 4.6 V is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.450 per million tokens versus
$0.850, a 47% difference.
Nova 2 Lite offers the larger context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for GLM 4.6 V.
Head to head
| GLM 4.6 V | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.300 | $0.300 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $0.900 | $2.50 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.450 | $0.850 |
| Context window | 131,072 | 1,000,000 |
| Vendor | z-ai | amazon |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | GLM 4.6 V | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.525 | $0.925 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $5.25 | $9.25 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $52.50 | $92.50 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Nova 2 Lite when you need the longer context window (1,000,000 vs 131,072 tokens). Pick GLM 4.6 V when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.