AI model comparison
Muse Glimmer 30B vs Inkling Small
Side by side comparison of Muse Glimmer 30B and Inkling Small on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.
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
Inkling Small is an open-weight multimodal mixture-of-experts model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 12B active parameters out of 276B total.
- Input / 1M
- $0.45
- Output / 1M
- $1.20
- Context
- 524K
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Muse Glimmer 30B
1.3x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Inkling Small
12.9 vs 6.3 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Inkling Small
524K 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 Inkling Small API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.45 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.20 | $1.20 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.04 | $0.10 |
| 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 | 524K tokens |
| Max output | 16K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | Audio, Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Extra high, High, Medium, Low | Max, High, Medium, Low, Minimal, None |
| Default reasoning effort | Medium | High |
| Release date | August 9, 2026 | July 30, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Not supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Not 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 1.3x cheaper for a typical chat. Inkling Small scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (12.9 vs 6.3). Inkling Small has the larger context window (524K 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 Inkling Small 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 Inkling Small costs $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B or Inkling Small?
Inkling Small supports up to 524K tokens of context, compared with 131K for Muse Glimmer 30B.
Is Muse Glimmer 30B smarter than Inkling Small?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Muse Glimmer 30B scores 6.3 and Inkling Small scores 12.9, putting Inkling Small ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Muse Glimmer 30B and Inkling Small at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Muse Glimmer 30B and Inkling Small answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Muse Glimmer 30B and Inkling Small at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.