AI model comparison
Muse Glimmer 30B vs GLM 4.6
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Meta
Muse Glimmer 30B
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
Z.ai
GLM 4.6
Compared with GLM-4.5, this generation brings several key improvements: Longer context window: The context window has been expanded from 128K to 200K tokens, enabling the model to handle more complex
- Input / 1M
- $0.43
- Output / 1M
- $1.75
- Context
- 205K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Muse Glimmer 30B
1.4x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
GLM 4.6
18.5 vs 17.5 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
GLM 4.6
205K vs 131K tokens
Newer release
Muse Glimmer 30B
Released August 9, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Coding index
Agentic index
Pricing
Muse Glimmer 30B vs GLM 4.6 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.43 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.20 | $1.75 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.04 | $0.08 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not 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
Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 131K tokens | 205K tokens |
| Max output | 16K tokens | 16K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Extra high, High, Medium, Low | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Medium | Not available |
| Release date | August 9, 2026 | September 30, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Muse Glimmer 30B is 1.4x cheaper for a typical chat. GLM 4.6 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (18.5 vs 17.5). GLM 4.6 has the larger context window (205K 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 Muse Glimmer 30B or GLM 4.6 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 GLM 4.6 costs $0.43 per 1M input tokens and $1.75 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B or GLM 4.6?
GLM 4.6 supports up to 205K tokens of context, compared with 131K for Muse Glimmer 30B.
Is Muse Glimmer 30B smarter than GLM 4.6?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Muse Glimmer 30B scores 17.5 and GLM 4.6 scores 18.5, putting GLM 4.6 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Muse Glimmer 30B and GLM 4.6 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Muse Glimmer 30B and GLM 4.6 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Muse Glimmer 30B and GLM 4.6 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.