LongCat-2.0 vs Macaron V1 Tall vs Muse Glimmer 30B
Too close to call on our weighted score (Macaron V1 Tall 55, Muse Glimmer 30B 53, LongCat-2.0 53). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Meituan (LongCat)LongCat-2.0
53/100- ECI—
- Price$0.30 / $1.20
- Context1M
Mindlab
Macaron V1 Tall
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.247 / $1.43
- Context262K
MetaMuse Glimmer 30B
53/100- ECI—
- Price$0.30 / $1.20
- Context131K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Macaron V1 Tall 55/100, Muse Glimmer 30B 53/100, LongCat-2.0 53/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: LongCat-2.0 on price and LongCat-2.0 for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceLongCat-2.0 and Muse Glimmer 30BLongCat-2.0 $0.525 · Muse Glimmer 30B $0.525 · Macaron V1 Tall $0.543 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextLongCat-2.0LongCat-2.0 1,000,000 · Macaron V1 Tall 262,144 · Muse Glimmer 30B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsMacaron V1 Tall and Muse Glimmer 30BLongCat-2.0: Text · Macaron V1 Tall: Text, Images · Muse Glimmer 30B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | LongCat-2.0 | Macaron V1 Tall | Muse Glimmer 30B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 60 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 37 | 25 |
| Overall | 100% | 53/100 | 55/100 | 53/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | LongCat-2.0Meituan (LongCat) | Macaron V1 TallMindlab | Muse Glimmer 30BMeta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.30 | $0.247 (best) | $0.30 |
| Output | $1.20 (best) | $1.43 | $1.20 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.006 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.525 (best) | $0.543 | $0.525 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official LongCat API | Median of 1 providers | Median of 11 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | OpenMIT | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | LongCat-2.0 | — | — |
| API providers | 7 | 1 | 13 (best) |
| Released | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Jan 4, 2026 |
What would a month cost?
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- LongCat-2.0$5.40
- Macaron V1 Tall$5.33
- Muse Glimmer 30B$5.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: LongCat-2.0, Macaron V1 Tall or Muse Glimmer 30B?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Macaron V1 Tall 55/100, Muse Glimmer 30B 53/100, LongCat-2.0 53/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: LongCat-2.0 on price and LongCat-2.0 for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, LongCat-2.0, Macaron V1 Tall or Muse Glimmer 30B?
LongCat-2.0 is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official LongCat API price). Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers); Macaron V1 Tall costs $0.247 input / $1.43 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.525 per million tokens for LongCat-2.0 versus $0.525 for Muse Glimmer 30B (1× as much) and $0.543 for Macaron V1 Tall (1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. LongCat-2.0 has not been scored yet, Macaron V1 Tall has not been scored yet and Muse Glimmer 30B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for LongCat-2.0, Macaron V1 Tall and Muse Glimmer 30B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
LongCat-2.0 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Macaron V1 Tall and 131,072 for Muse Glimmer 30B. Maximum output per response: LongCat-2.0 up to 131,072, Macaron V1 Tall up to 32,768, Muse Glimmer 30B up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
LongCat-2.0 accepts text; Macaron V1 Tall accepts text and images; Muse Glimmer 30B accepts text and images. Macaron V1 Tall handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (MIT and Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Muse Glimmer 30B is the newest, released Aug 10, 2026. Macaron V1 Tall came out Jul 21, 2026; LongCat-2.0 came out Jun 30, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Muse Glimmer 30B Jan 4, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
