AI model comparison

Hy4 preview vs Muse Glimmer 30B

Side by side comparison of Hy4 preview and Muse Glimmer 30B on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.

Tencent: Hy4 preview is a mixture-of-experts model from Tencent, with 49B active parameters out of 770B total.

Input / 1M
$0.83
Output / 1M
$2.50
Context
1.05M

Muse Glimmer 30B is a dense, open-weight multimodal model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, distilled from Muse Spark and optimized for autonomous agents on consumer hardware.

Input / 1M
$0.30
Output / 1M
$1.20
Context
131K

Comparing image generators? Compare image models

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

meta logo

Muse Glimmer 30B

2.4x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

Not available

Not enough benchmark data

Larger context window

tencent logo

Hy4 preview

1.05M vs 131K tokens

Newer release

tencent logo

Hy4 preview

Released August 28, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

tencent logoHy4 previewNot available
meta logoMuse Glimmer 30B6.3

Coding index

tencent logoHy4 previewNot available
meta logoMuse Glimmer 30B49

Agentic index

tencent logoHy4 previewNot available
meta logoMuse Glimmer 30B8.5

Pricing

Hy4 preview vs Muse Glimmer 30B API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metrictencent logoHy4 previewmeta logoMuse Glimmer 30B
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.83$0.30
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$2.50$1.20
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.04$0.04
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

tencent logoHy4 preview$2.92
meta logoMuse Glimmer 30B$1.20

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

tencent logoHy4 preview$35.02$11.26 cached
meta logoMuse Glimmer 30B$13.80$6 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

tencent logoHy4 preview$130.10$11.30 cached
meta logoMuse Glimmer 30B$47.40$8.40 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metrictencent logoHy4 previewmeta logoMuse Glimmer 30B
Context window1.05M tokens131K tokens
Max output64K tokens16K tokens
Input typesTextImage, Text
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsHigh, Low, NoneExtra high, High, Medium, Low
Default reasoning effortHighMedium
Release dateAugust 28, 2026August 9, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metrictencent logoHy4 previewmeta logoMuse Glimmer 30B
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Muse Glimmer 30B is 2.4x cheaper for a typical chat. Hy4 preview has the larger context window (1.05M vs 131K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Hy4 preview or Muse Glimmer 30B cheaper?

Muse Glimmer 30B is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens, while Hy4 preview costs $0.83 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Hy4 preview or Muse Glimmer 30B?

Hy4 preview supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 131K for Muse Glimmer 30B.

Can I use Hy4 preview and Muse Glimmer 30B at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Hy4 preview and Muse Glimmer 30B answer side by side and keep the better response.

tencent logometa logo

Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Hy4 preview and Muse Glimmer 30B at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.