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Muse Glimmer 30B vs Sonar Deep Research

Muse Glimmer 30B costs 5.9x less per output token than Sonar Deep Research ($1.35 vs $8.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

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Muse Glimmer 30BMeta
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.35
Sonar Deep ResearchPerplexity
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$8.00
vs $1.35 vs $8.00 per 1M output tokens. Muse Glimmer 30B is 5.9x cheaper.

Muse Glimmer 30B or Sonar Deep Research: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Muse Glimmer 30B for output tokens 5.9x cheaper ($1.35 vs $8.00 per million) and a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Model AMuse Glimmer 30BMetaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BSonar Deep ResearchPerplexityNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Muse Glimmer 30B has results on AA Coding Index, ALE-Bench and AA Intelligence Index; Sonar Deep Research has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Muse Glimmer 30B not benchmarked, Sonar Deep Research not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
Muse Glimmer 30B $1.35 against Sonar Deep Research $8.00 per million output tokens, 5.9x apart.
Context window
Muse Glimmer 30B takes 131K tokens, Sonar Deep Research 128K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index2 boards measured
Coding benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Sonar Deep Research
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BSonar Deep ResearchLeader
AA Coding Index49.0Not measuredOnly Muse Glimmer 30B measured
ALE-Bench962.5Not measuredOnly Muse Glimmer 30B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Sonar Deep Research
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BSonar Deep ResearchLeader
AA Intelligence Index17.5Not measuredOnly Muse Glimmer 30B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Sonar Deep Research
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BSonar Deep ResearchLeader
AA Agentic Index8.5Not measuredOnly Muse Glimmer 30B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Web design benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Sonar Deep Research
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BSonar Deep ResearchLeader
Design Arena: game dev1179Not measuredOnly Muse Glimmer 30B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Muse Glimmer 30B$0.0010Fits in one request
Sonar Deep Research$0.0060Fits in one request

Muse Glimmer 30B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Muse Glimmer 30B$0.020Fits in one request
Sonar Deep Research$0.124Fits in one request

Muse Glimmer 30B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Muse Glimmer 30B$0.079Exceeds the context window
Sonar Deep Research$0.480Exceeds the context window

Muse Glimmer 30B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Muse Glimmer 30B and Sonar Deep Research
SpecificationMeta Muse Glimmer 30BPerplexity Sonar Deep Research
MakerMetaPerplexity
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedAugust 9, 2026March 7, 2025
Context window131K128K
Input $/Mtok$0.325$2.00
Output $/Mtok$1.35$8.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Muse Glimmer 30B better than Sonar Deep Research for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Muse Glimmer 30B for output tokens 5.9x cheaper ($1.35 vs $8.00 per million) and a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Muse Glimmer 30B or Sonar Deep Research?

Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.325 per million input tokens and $1.35 per million output tokens; Sonar Deep Research costs $2.00 and $8.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B or Sonar Deep Research?

Muse Glimmer 30B, with 131K tokens against 128K.

Has any benchmark tested both Muse Glimmer 30B and Sonar Deep Research?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Muse Glimmer 30B has results on AA Coding Index, ALE-Bench and AA Intelligence Index; Sonar Deep Research has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.

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