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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Solar Pro 4 vs CoBuddy vs Muse Glimmer 30B

Too close to call on our weighted score (Solar Pro 4 53, Muse Glimmer 30B 53, CoBuddy 46). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Upstage

    Solar Pro 4

    Released Aug 6, 2026

    53/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $1.20
    • Context524K
  2. Baidu

    CoBuddy

    Released May 6, 2026

    46/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.28 / $1.13
    • Context131K
  3. Meta

    Muse Glimmer 30B

    Released Aug 10, 2026

    53/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $1.20
    • Context131K
01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Solar Pro 4 53/100, Muse Glimmer 30B 53/100, CoBuddy 46/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: CoBuddy on price and Solar Pro 4 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 priceCoBuddyCoBuddy $0.492 · Solar Pro 4 $0.525 · Muse Glimmer 30B $0.525 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextSolar Pro 4Solar Pro 4 524,288 · CoBuddy 131,072 · Muse Glimmer 30B 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsMuse Glimmer 30BSolar Pro 4: Text · CoBuddy: Text · Muse Glimmer 30B: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingMuse Glimmer 30BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightSolar Pro 4CoBuddyMuse Glimmer 30B
Price50%606260
Inputs & features30%453560
Context window20%492525
Overall100%53/10046/10053/100

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.

Solar Pro 4 vs CoBuddy vs Muse Glimmer 30B specifications side by side
SpecificationSolar Pro 4UpstageCoBuddyBaiduMuse Glimmer 30BMeta
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.30$0.28 (best)$0.30
Output$1.20$1.13 (best)$1.20
Cached input$0.06——
Blended (3:1)$0.525$0.492 (best)$0.525
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Upstage APIMedian of 1 providersMedian of 11 providers
Limits
Context window524,288 tokens (best)131,072 tokens131,072 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens (best)65,536 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoNoYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningYesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · maxYesYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietaryOpenApache 2.0
API model IDsolar-pro4——
API providers6113 (best)
ReleasedAug 6, 2026May 6, 2026Aug 10, 2026
Knowledge cutoffFeb 2026—Jan 4, 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Solar Pro 4$5.40
  • CoBuddy$5.06
  • Muse Glimmer 30B$5.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

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

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Solar Pro 4 53/100, Muse Glimmer 30B 53/100, CoBuddy 46/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: CoBuddy on price and Solar Pro 4 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, Solar Pro 4, CoBuddy or Muse Glimmer 30B?

CoBuddy is cheaper at $0.28 input / $1.13 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Solar Pro 4 costs $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price); Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.492 per million tokens for CoBuddy versus $0.525 for Solar Pro 4 (1.1× as much) and $0.525 for Muse Glimmer 30B (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Solar Pro 4 has not been scored yet, CoBuddy 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 Solar Pro 4, CoBuddy 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?

Solar Pro 4 has the largest context window at 524,288 tokens, against 131,072 for CoBuddy and 131,072 for Muse Glimmer 30B. Maximum output per response: Solar Pro 4 up to 131,072, CoBuddy up to 65,536, Muse Glimmer 30B up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Solar Pro 4 accepts text; CoBuddy accepts text; Muse Glimmer 30B accepts text and images. Muse Glimmer 30B 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; Solar Pro 4 and CoBuddy is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Muse Glimmer 30B is the newest, released Aug 10, 2026. Solar Pro 4 came out Aug 6, 2026; CoBuddy came out May 6, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 4 Feb 2026, 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.