AI model comparison
Muse Glimmer 30B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B
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
Qwen
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is an open-weight multimodal model from Alibaba Cloud with 35 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters per token.
- Input / 1M
- $0.15
- Output / 1M
- $1
- Context
- 262K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
1.5x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
18.2 vs 17.5 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
262K 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
Qwen3.6 35B A3B18.2Coding index
Qwen3.6 35B A3B41.9Agentic index
Qwen3.6 35B A3B13.1Pricing
Muse Glimmer 30B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 35B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.15 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.20 | $1 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| 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
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$0.80Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$8.50$5.50 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Qwen3.6 35B A3B$24.50$9.50 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 35B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 131K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 16K tokens | 236K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | Image, Text, Video |
| 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 | April 27, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 35B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Keep exploring
More on these models
Other head-to-heads, the full model page, and the alternatives list for each model.
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Our take
Qwen3.6 35B A3B is 1.5x cheaper for a typical chat. Qwen3.6 35B A3B scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (18.2 vs 17.5). Qwen3.6 35B A3B has the larger context window (262K 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 Qwen3.6 35B A3B cheaper?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens, while Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
Qwen3.6 35B A3B supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 131K for Muse Glimmer 30B.
Is Muse Glimmer 30B smarter than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Muse Glimmer 30B scores 17.5 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B scores 18.2, putting Qwen3.6 35B A3B ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.