Analysis Summary
Muse Glimmer 30B is a Meta model positioned for affordable multimodal workloads. It supports text and image input, vision, tool use, and function calling, with a 131K context window that can accommodate substantial briefs, records, and content plans. Its input and output pricing are comparatively low.
Those features make it suitable for image-aware content workflows, document transformation, structured drafting, and routine automation at scale. However, the supplied data contains no model-specific reasoning, coding, or agentic benchmark results, so capability and reliability remain unverified for complex analysis or autonomous execution. Human review would be appropriate for client-facing material.
Pilot it as a cost-conscious volume model, not as the default for high-stakes reasoning or engineering.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
Muse Glimmer 30B offers low-cost multimodal generation, a 131K context window, vision, and tool calling. It is a promising volume option, but the absence of model-specific benchmark data limits confidence for high-stakes client work.
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DFO Verdict
Muse Glimmer 30B offers low-cost multimodal generation, a 131K context window, vision, and tool calling. It is a promising volume option, but the absence of model-specific benchmark data limits confidence for high-stakes client work.
How Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B compares
Its 131K-token context window is larger than 48% of the models we list. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 47% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
| Output | $1.10 | $0.001100 |
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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. It is suited for long-horizon..
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Frequently asked questions about Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B
How much does Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B cost?
Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B?
Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).
What can Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B do?
Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B?
Meta: Muse Glimmer 30B is developed by Meta and was released on August 9, 2026.
Data sourced from the OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis, the Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard and our own internal testing. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: September 17, 2026 8:38 pm