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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs Muse Glimmer 30B

Muse Glimmer 30B comes out ahead, 57 to 42 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen 3.8 Max Prime

    Released Sep 23, 2026

    42/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$4.00 / $12.00
    • Context1M
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    Muse Glimmer 30B

    Released Aug 10, 2026

    57/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $1.20
    • Context131K
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01 — Verdict

Muse Glimmer 30B is our pick

Muse Glimmer 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (42). It leads on price. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime wins on inputs & features and context window. 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 · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen 3.8 Max PrimeQwen 3.8 Max Prime 1,000,000 · Muse Glimmer 30B 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen 3.8 Max PrimeQwen 3.8 Max Prime: Text, Images, Video · Muse Glimmer 30B: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingMuse Glimmer 30BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen 3.8 Max PrimeMuse Glimmer 30B
Price50%1363
Inputs & features30%8070
Context window20%6024
Overall100%42/10057/100

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.

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs Muse Glimmer 30B specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen 3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen)Muse Glimmer 30BMeta
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$4.00$0.30 (best)
Output$12.00$1.20 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$6.00$0.525 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 4 providersMedian of 10 providers
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens131,072 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenApache 2.0
API model ID——
API providers412 (best)
ReleasedSep 23, 2026Aug 10, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Jan 4, 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.

  • Qwen 3.8 Max Prime$64.00
  • Muse Glimmer 30B$5.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime or Muse Glimmer 30B?

Muse Glimmer 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (42). It leads on price. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime wins on inputs & features and context window. 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 or Muse Glimmer 30B?

Muse Glimmer 30B is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 10 API providers). 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 $6.00 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (11× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 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 Qwen 3.8 Max Prime and Muse Glimmer 30B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 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 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. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 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; Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the newest, released Sep 23, 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.

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