Qwen3.8 27B vs Muse Glimmer 30B

At a Glance

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Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5#30 of 4654.0 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 36.0–69.4UnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate#16 of 44$0.072 per LiveBench caseUnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5#17 of 3854.8 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 45.8–62.5UnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.20Deepinfra · Sep 21, 2026$0.30Deepinfra · Sep 21, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$2.50Deepinfra · Sep 21, 2026$1.20Deepinfra · Sep 21, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens262K131K
Model facts checkedAug 28, 2026View model evidence →Sep 3, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Available Benchmarks

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BenchmarkQwen3.8-27BMuse Glimmer 30B
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader1,439.27100% of row best · rating · qwen3.8-27b; 95% CI [1432.84410050, 1445.69542028]; votes 10697; rank 681,391.8397% of row best · rating · muse-glimmer; 95% CI [1381.91395107, 1401.75084313]; votes 3666; rank 152
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above1 benchmark winNo overall winner0 benchmark winsNo overall winner

Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldQwen3.8-27BMuse Glimmer 30B
DeveloperQwenMeta
FamilyQwen3 8 27bMuse Glimmer
ModelQwen3.8-27BMuse Glimmer 30B
VersionQwen3.8-27BMuse Glimmer 30B
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknown2026-08-09
Knowledge cutoffUnknown2026-01-04
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window262K131K
Total parameters27.8B29.8B
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
Licenseapache-2.0apache-2.0
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessDeepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Together Ai (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolschat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools

Qwen3.8 27B Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers3
Canonical IDQwen/Qwen3.8-27B

Muse Glimmer 30B Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningstructured outputstools
Serving providers3
Canonical IDmeta-models/Muse-Glimmer-30B

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Qwen3.8 27B vs Muse Glimmer 30B FAQs

Is Qwen3.8 27B or Muse Glimmer 30B better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3.8 27B and Muse Glimmer 30B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 27B or Muse Glimmer 30B?+

Qwen3.8 27B is $0.20 and Muse Glimmer 30B is $0.30 per million tokens, so Qwen3.8 27B is cheaper on this metric. Qwen3.8 27B is $2.50 and Muse Glimmer 30B is $1.20 per million tokens, so Muse Glimmer 30B is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, Qwen3.8 27B or Muse Glimmer 30B?+

Qwen3.8 27B has the larger sourced context window. Qwen3.8 27B supports 262K and Muse Glimmer 30B supports 131K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3.8 27B or Muse Glimmer 30B?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Qwen3.8 27B or Muse Glimmer 30B be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Qwen3.8 27B is open weight; Muse Glimmer 30B is open weight.

Can Qwen3.8 27B and Muse Glimmer 30B understand images?+

Qwen3.8 27B is documented with image input; Muse Glimmer 30B is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3.8 27B or Muse Glimmer 30B?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Qwen3.8 27B is 131K and Muse Glimmer 30B is —.

Do Qwen3.8 27B and Muse Glimmer 30B support reasoning and tool use?+

Qwen3.8 27B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Muse Glimmer 30B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3.8 27B or Muse Glimmer 30B?+

Qwen3.8 27B has 3 sourced provider routes; Muse Glimmer 30B has 3, a tie.

Which offers better value, Qwen3.8 27B or Muse Glimmer 30B?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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