Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs Muse Glimmer 30B vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed
Muse Glimmer 30B comes out ahead, 57 to 44 and 42 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen 3.8 Max Prime
42/100- ECI—
- Price$4.00 / $12.00
- Context1M
- Our pick
MetaMuse Glimmer 30B
57/100- ECI—
- Price$0.30 / $1.20
- Context131K
XiaomiMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed
44/100- ECI—
- Price$4.35 / $8.70
- Context1.05M
Muse Glimmer 30B is our pick
Muse Glimmer 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed (44) and Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (42). It leads on price. 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 30BMuse Glimmer 30B $0.525 · MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed $5.44 · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 1,048,576 · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 1,000,000 · Muse Glimmer 30B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedQwen 3.8 Max Prime: Text, Images, Video · Muse Glimmer 30B: Text, Images · MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed: Text, Images, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingMuse Glimmer 30B and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Qwen 3.8 Max Prime | Muse Glimmer 30B | MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 13 | 63 | 15 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 70 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 24 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 42/100 | 57/100 | 44/100 |
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 | Qwen 3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) | Muse Glimmer 30BMeta | MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedXiaomi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $4.00 | $0.30 (best) | $4.35 |
| Output | $12.00 | $1.20 (best) | $8.70 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.036 |
| Blended (3:1) | $6.00 | $0.525 (best) | $5.44 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Median of 10 providers | Official Xiaomi API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 | Open |
| API model ID | — | — | mimo-v2.6-pro-ultraspeed |
| API providers | 4 | 12 (best) | 9 |
| Released | Sep 23, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jan 4, 2026 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Qwen 3.8 Max Prime$64.00
- Muse Glimmer 30B$5.40
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed$60.90
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime, Muse Glimmer 30B or MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed?
Muse Glimmer 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed (44) and Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (42). It leads on price. 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, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime, Muse Glimmer 30B or MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed?
Muse Glimmer 30B is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 10 API providers). MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed costs $4.35 input / $8.70 output per million tokens (official Xiaomi API price); Qwen 3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.525 per million tokens for Muse Glimmer 30B versus $5.44 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed (10× as much) and $6.00 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (11× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has not been scored yet, Muse Glimmer 30B has not been scored yet and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime, Muse Glimmer 30B and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 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?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime and 131,072 for Muse Glimmer 30B. Maximum output per response: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime up to 131,072, Muse Glimmer 30B up to 131,072, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime accepts text, images and video; Muse Glimmer 30B accepts text and images; MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed accepts text, images, audio and video. MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Muse Glimmer 30B and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the newest, released Sep 23, 2026. MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed came out Sep 21, 2026; Muse Glimmer 30B came out Aug 10, 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 Oct 4, 2026.
