ZMIME
Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Muse Glimmer 30B vs Muse Spark 1.3 vs Solar Pro 4

Too close to call on our weighted score (Muse Spark 1.3 60, Muse Glimmer 30B 57, Solar Pro 4 55). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Meta

    Muse Glimmer 30B

    Released Aug 10, 2026

    57/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $1.20
    • Context131K
  2. Meta

    Muse Spark 1.3

    Released Sep 2, 2026

    60/100
    • ECI156.9
    • Price$1.25 / $4.25
    • Context1.05M
  3. Upstage

    Solar Pro 4

    Released Aug 6, 2026

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $1.20
    • Context524K
01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Muse Spark 1.3 60/100, Muse Glimmer 30B 57/100, Solar Pro 4 55/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Muse Glimmer 30B on price and Muse Spark 1.3 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 priceMuse Glimmer 30B and Solar Pro 4Muse Glimmer 30B $0.525 · Solar Pro 4 $0.525 · Muse Spark 1.3 $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMuse Spark 1.3Muse Spark 1.3 1,048,576 · Solar Pro 4 524,288 · Muse Glimmer 30B 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsMuse Spark 1.3Muse Glimmer 30B: Text, Images · Muse Spark 1.3: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Solar Pro 4: Text
  • Self-hostingMuse Glimmer 30BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMuse Glimmer 30BMuse Spark 1.3Solar Pro 4
Price50%633663
Inputs & features30%7010045
Context window20%246149
Overall100%57/10060/10055/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Muse Glimmer 30B vs Muse Spark 1.3 vs Solar Pro 4 specifications side by side
SpecificationMuse Glimmer 30BMetaMuse Spark 1.3MetaSolar Pro 4Upstage
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—156.9—
ECI rank—#17 of 148—
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—74.4%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—99.2%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.30 (best)$1.25$0.30 (best)
Output$1.20 (best)$4.25$1.20 (best)
Cached input—$0.15$0.06 (best)
Blended (3:1)$0.525 (best)$2.00$0.525 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 10 providersOfficial Meta APIOfficial Upstage API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)524,288 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens131,072 tokens131,072 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesNo
PDFsNoYesNo
AudioNoYesNo
VideoNoYesNo
ReasoningYesYesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · maxYesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0ProprietaryProprietary
API model ID—muse-spark-1.3solar-pro4
API providers12 (best)12 (best)3
ReleasedAug 10, 2026Sep 2, 2026Aug 6, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJan 4, 2026—Feb 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Muse Glimmer 30B$5.40
  • Muse Spark 1.3$21.00
  • Solar Pro 4$5.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Muse Glimmer 30B, Muse Spark 1.3 or Solar Pro 4?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Muse Spark 1.3 60/100, Muse Glimmer 30B 57/100, Solar Pro 4 55/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Muse Glimmer 30B on price and Muse Spark 1.3 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, Muse Glimmer 30B, Muse Spark 1.3 or Solar Pro 4?

Muse Glimmer 30B is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 10 API providers). Solar Pro 4 costs $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price); Muse Spark 1.3 costs $1.25 input / $4.25 output per million tokens (official Meta API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.525 per million tokens for Muse Glimmer 30B versus $0.525 for Solar Pro 4 (1× as much) and $2.00 for Muse Spark 1.3 (3.8× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Muse Glimmer 30B has not been scored yet, Muse Spark 1.3 has an ECI of 156.9 and Solar Pro 4 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Muse Glimmer 30B, Muse Spark 1.3 and Solar Pro 4 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?

Muse Spark 1.3 has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 524,288 for Solar Pro 4 and 131,072 for Muse Glimmer 30B. Maximum output per response: Muse Glimmer 30B up to 131,072, Muse Spark 1.3 up to 131,072, Solar Pro 4 up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Muse Glimmer 30B accepts text and images; Muse Spark 1.3 accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Solar Pro 4 accepts text. Muse Spark 1.3 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Muse Glimmer 30B publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Muse Spark 1.3 and Solar Pro 4 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Muse Spark 1.3 is the newest, released Sep 2, 2026. Muse Glimmer 30B came out Aug 10, 2026; Solar Pro 4 came out Aug 6, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Muse Glimmer 30B Jan 4, 2026, Solar Pro 4 Feb 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 Oct 4, 2026.