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GLM-5.1 vs Muse Glimmer 30B

Updated September 23, 2026. Rank says GLM-5.1 is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.

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Decision reading

GLM-5.1 has the higher public score estimate, 57.71 versus 41.04, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner. 3 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Model A
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Z.AI

57.71/100

Supported · Public rank #48

90% interval 47.6–67.8

Model B
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Meta

41.04/100

Estimated · Public rank #112

90% interval 29.5–52.6

Shared results
3
GLM-5.1 only
23
Muse Glimmer 30B only
11
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8
Supported: GLM-5.1 · Estimated: Muse Glimmer 30BHow the comparison works

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    GLM-5.1

    GLM-5.1 has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    Muse Glimmer 30B is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited
  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    GLM-5.1 and Muse Glimmer 30B are scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited
  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. GLM-5.1 does not fit this workload in one request. Muse Glimmer 30B does not fit this workload in one request. GLM-5.1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Muse Glimmer 30B has no comparable published API token rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback
  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.

    Confidence: listed-rates

Which one for a specific job

Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.

The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.

51.5GLM-5.139.0Muse Glimmer 30B

Directional only · BenchAlign v5.6

GLM-5.1 scores higher, but at least one score rests on Estimated evidence or a different benchmark set. Directional only, no winner.

Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.

Same basis rules as the category table below

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

4 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.

Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.6 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Agentic

Directional only
GLM-5.1
42.1
Estimated · #43/105
Muse Glimmer 30B
27.2
Estimated · #74/105
Basis
BenchAlign v5.6 lane · 9 vs 4 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Coding

Directional only
GLM-5.1
51.5
Supported · #36/135
Muse Glimmer 30B
39.0
Estimated · #64/135
Basis
BenchAlign v5.6 lane · 7 vs 4 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Knowledge

Directional only
GLM-5.1
50.2
Supported · #54/160
Muse Glimmer 30B
42.5
Estimated · #78/160
Basis
BenchAlign v5.6 lane · 4 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Instruction following

Directional only
GLM-5.1
92.4
#4/124
Muse Glimmer 30B
77.7
#55/124
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
Reading
Directional only

Reasoning

Not comparable
GLM-5.1
71.7
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Muse Glimmer 30B
78.3
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
GLM-5.1
Not ranked
Muse Glimmer 30B
46.3
#42/50
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 2 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
GLM-5.1
Not ranked
Muse Glimmer 30B
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
GLM-5.1
63.8
#3/7
Muse Glimmer 30B
75.4
Unranked · 1 rankable row
Basis
Provisional lane · 4 vs 1 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.6) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

GLM-5.1
$0.0036
Fits in one request
Muse Glimmer 30B
Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
Fits in one request

Muse Glimmer 30B has no comparable published API token rate.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

GLM-5.1
$0.0832
Fits in one request
Muse Glimmer 30B
Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
Fits in one request

Muse Glimmer 30B has no comparable published API token rate.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

GLM-5.1
$0.352
Does not fit in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
Muse Glimmer 30B
Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
Does not fit in one request
Cached-input rate unavailable

GLM-5.1 does not fit this workload in one request. Muse Glimmer 30B does not fit this workload in one request. GLM-5.1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Muse Glimmer 30B has no comparable published API token rate.

Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Context window

Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.

GLM-5.1

203K

Muse Glimmer 30B

131K

API model ID

GLM-5.1

Not sourced

Muse Glimmer 30B

Not sourced

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

GLM-5.1

Not published

Muse Glimmer 30B

No comparable hosted API rate

Documented inputs

GLM-5.1

Not sourced

Muse Glimmer 30B

Not sourced

Documented outputs

GLM-5.1

Not sourced

Muse Glimmer 30B

Not sourced

Provider availability

GLM-5.1

Not sourced

Muse Glimmer 30B

Not sourced

Reasoning profile

GLM-5.1

Reasoning

Muse Glimmer 30B

Reasoning

Weight access

GLM-5.1

Open Weight

Muse Glimmer 30B

Open Weight

License

GLM-5.1

Open Weight

Muse Glimmer 30B

Open Weight

Release date

GLM-5.1

2026-04-07

Muse Glimmer 30B

2026-08-10

If you already use one of these models

Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
GLM-5.1 has the higher public score estimate, 57.71 versus 41.04, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
Workload cost
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Context tradeoff
GLM-5.1 has the larger documented window (203K).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Questions

Which is better, GLM-5.1 or Muse Glimmer 30B?

GLM-5.1 has the higher public score estimate, 57.71 versus 41.04, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5.1 or Muse Glimmer 30B?

GLM-5.1 scores higher for coding on the public lane, 51.5 to 39. Muse Glimmer 30B is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GLM-5.1 or Muse Glimmer 30B?

GLM-5.1 scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 42.1 to 27.2. GLM-5.1 and Muse Glimmer 30B are scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which costs less, GLM-5.1 or Muse Glimmer 30B?

Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.

Which has the larger context window, GLM-5.1 or Muse Glimmer 30B?

GLM-5.1 has the larger documented context window: 203K, compared with 131K.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GLM-5.1
API / mo$4,350
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even264M/day
Muse Glimmer 30B
API / mo$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even—
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence37 rows

Agentic

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    GLM-5.163.5%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • BrowseComp

    GLM-5.168%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • τ³-bench results

    GLM-5.170.6%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Atlas

    GLM-5.171.8%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B75.5%
    Source

    Muse Glimmer 30B leads this result

  • CyberGym

    GLM-5.168.7%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • Claw-Eval

    GLM-5.162.3%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • Gert Labs

    GLM-5.160.11%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • ResearchClawBench

    GLM-5.118.2%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)

    GLM-5.156.9%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • DeepSearchQA

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B74.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • skillsBench

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B44.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld-Verified

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B65.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-bench Pro

    GLM-5.158.4%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B51.2%
    Source

    GLM-5.1 leads this result

  • NL2Repo

    GLM-5.142.7%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-Rebench

    GLM-5.162.7%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • Vibe Code Bench

    GLM-5.131.46%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • OpenHarmony Bench

    GLM-5.152.3%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • LiveCodeBench (Vals)

    GLM-5.181.4%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench (Vals)

    GLM-5.176.4%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Verified

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B76%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B51.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SciCode

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B43.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • CharXiv

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B78.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • ScreenSpot Pro

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B75.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • OmniDocBench 1.5

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B75.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MMMU-Pro

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B74%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA-D

    GLM-5.186.2%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    GLM-5.152.3%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA Diamond (Vals)

    GLM-5.184.5%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMLU-Pro (Vals)

    GLM-5.186.9%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

Instruction following

  • IFBench

    GLM-5.1—
    Muse Glimmer 30B77%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • AIME26

    GLM-5.195.3%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B94.7%
    Source

    GLM-5.1 leads this result

  • HMMT Nov 2025

    GLM-5.194.0%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • HMMT Feb 2026

    GLM-5.182.6%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMAnswerBench

    GLM-5.183.8%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    GLM-5.133.448%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    GLM-5.112.500%
    Source
    Muse Glimmer 30B—

    Not directly comparable

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Last updated September 23, 2026