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Muse Glimmer 30B vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs 1.4x less per output token than Muse Glimmer 30B ($1.00 vs $1.35 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Muse Glimmer 30B Replace Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Muse Glimmer 30BMeta
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.35
Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $1.35 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 1.4x cheaper.

Muse Glimmer 30B or Qwen2.5 VL 72B 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 128K tokens).

Model AMuse Glimmer 30BMetaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen2.5 VL 72B 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 VL 72B Instruct on OSWorld, Kagi LLM Benchmark and GeoBench. 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, Qwen2.5 VL 72B 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 VL 72B Instruct $1.00 per million output tokens, 1.4x apart.
Context window
Muse Glimmer 30B takes 131K tokens, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
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 41 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
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 index2 boards measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
AA Agentic Index8.5Not measuredOnly Muse Glimmer 30B measured
OSWorldNot measured5.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B 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 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
Kagi LLM BenchmarkNot measured36.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
GeoBenchNot measured62.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B 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 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
Design Arena: game dev1132Not measuredOnly 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 index3 boards measured
General benchmarks for Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkMuse Glimmer 30BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
LMArena VisionNot measured1107Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1115Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1107Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 45 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 VL 72B Instruct$0.0013Fits in one request

Muse Glimmer 30B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Muse Glimmer 30B$0.020Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct$0.043Fits in one request

Muse Glimmer 30B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Muse Glimmer 30B$0.079Exceeds the context window
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct$0.170Exceeds 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 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
SpecificationMeta Muse Glimmer 30BQwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
MakerMetaQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedAugust 9, 2026February 1, 2025
Context window131K128K
Input $/Mtok$0.325$0.80
Output $/Mtok$1.35$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Muse Glimmer 30B better than Qwen2.5 VL 72B 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 128K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Muse Glimmer 30B or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.325 per million input tokens and $1.35 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs $0.80 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

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

Has any benchmark tested both Muse Glimmer 30B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Muse Glimmer 30B has results on AA Coding Index, ALE-Bench and AA Intelligence Index; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct on OSWorld, Kagi LLM Benchmark and GeoBench. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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