Muse Glimmer 30B vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs 6.8x less per output token than Muse Glimmer 30B ($0.20 vs $1.35 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Muse Glimmer 30B Replace Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Muse Glimmer 30BMeta

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $1.35

Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $0.20

vs $1.35 vs $0.20 per 1M output tokens. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 6.8x cheaper.

Muse Glimmer 30B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: which to pick

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

Pick Muse Glimmer 30B for a larger context window (131K against 33K tokens).

Model AMuse Glimmer 30BMetaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task Model BQwen2.5 7B InstructQwenNot 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; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). 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.

Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Muse Glimmer 30B has a AA Intelligence Index result, 17.5.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Muse Glimmer 30B has a AA Agentic Index result, 8.5.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Glimmer 30B
Muse Glimmer 30B takes 131K tokens against 33K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Muse Glimmer 30B $0.0010, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.0002 per turn.
List prices

At a glance

Coding index: Muse Glimmer 30B not benchmarked, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 per million output tokens, 6.8x apart.
Context window: Muse Glimmer 30B takes 131K tokens, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 33K.

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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
AA Coding Index	49.0	Not measured	Only Muse Glimmer 30B measured
ALE-Bench	962.5	Not measured	Only Muse Glimmer 30B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured

Intelligence benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
AA Intelligence Index	17.5	Not measured	Only Muse Glimmer 30B measured
Epoch Capabilities Index	Not measured	118.5	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured

Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured

Agentic work benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
AA Agentic Index	8.5	Not measured	Only Muse Glimmer 30B measured
BALROG	Not measured	7.8%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here

ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Reasoning benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)	Not measured	35.5%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here

MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Math benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
OTIS Mock AIME	Not measured	2.5%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here

KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Knowledge benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
MMLU	Not measured	72.9%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here

Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Web design benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
Design Arena: game dev	1132	Not measured	Only Muse Glimmer 30B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here

GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured

General benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark	Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct	Leader
DTBench	Not measured	47.7%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
LMCA	Not measured	6.4%	Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 46 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

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Muse Glimmer 30B$0.020Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0056Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Muse Glimmer 30B$0.079Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.022Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Specification	Meta Muse Glimmer 30B	Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Maker	Meta	Qwen
Weights	Open weights	Open weights
Released	August 9, 2026	October 16, 2024
Context window	131K	33K
Input $/Mtok	$0.325	$0.10
Output $/Mtok	$1.35	$0.20
Coding index	Not benchmarked	Not benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it	0	0
Cost per solved task	Not computable	Not computable
Source	OpenRouter listing	OpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Muse Glimmer 30B better than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Muse Glimmer 30B for a larger context window (131K against 33K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Muse Glimmer 30B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.325 per million input tokens and $1.35 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.10 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Muse Glimmer 30B, with 131K tokens against 33K.

Has any benchmark tested both Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Muse Glimmer 30B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: which to pick

Which one for your work

Coding

Intelligence

Agentic work

Long documents

Everyday cost

At a glance

Benchmark by benchmark

What each workload costs

Chat turn

Repository review

Agent loop

Specification differences

Questions

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