# Kimi K3 vs Muse Glimmer 30B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K3 and Muse Glimmer 30B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k3-vs-muse-glimmer-30b
- Last updated: October 2, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Kimi K3 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Kimi K3 has the higher overall point estimate 72.14 to 42.28. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 68.1 for Kimi K3 and 24 for Muse Glimmer 30B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is DeepSearchQA in Agentic, with scores of 95.0% and 74.6%.
- Muse Glimmer 30B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Kimi K3 also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K3 | Muse Glimmer 30B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | Meta |
| Type | Pending | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 131K |
| Overall Score | 72.14 | 42.28 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 48 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $3.00 / $15.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 68.1 (Supported · #8/119)
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 24 (Estimated · #94/119)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Muse Glimmer 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 88.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 91.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 95.0% | 74.6% | Kimi K3 |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 84.2% | 75.5% | Kimi K3 |
| AutomationBench | 30.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 52.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | 37.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SpreadsheetBench 2 | 34.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DECK-Bench | 73.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 80.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | 18% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 65.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 61.4 (Supported · #18/144)
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 32.9 (Estimated · #87/144)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Muse Glimmer 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | 67.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 60.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | 77.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Kimi Code Bench v2 | 72.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 42% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | 36.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | 48.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 73.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 57.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 25.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 87.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 93.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 32.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 51.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 76% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 51.7% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 43.6% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 65.8 (#18/27)
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 79.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Muse Glimmer 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 94.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 89.4 (#1/49)
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 47.4 (#41/49)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Muse Glimmer 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 81.6% | 74% | Kimi K3 |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 83.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 84.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 91.3% | 78.8% | Kimi K3 |
| MathVision | 94.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | 97.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | 85.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | 23.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench w/ Python | 41.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WorldVQA ForceAnswer | 51.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench | 91.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | 58.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 75.4% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 75.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Kimi K3
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 67.9 (Supported · #18/171)
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 42.6 (Supported · #91/171)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Muse Glimmer 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 93.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 93.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 56% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 43.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 92.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 88.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 77 (#55/125)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Muse Glimmer 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 52.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 77% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 75.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Muse Glimmer 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 94.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K3 or Muse Glimmer 30B?

Kimi K3 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K3 and Muse Glimmer 30B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 68.1 for Kimi K3 and 24 for Muse Glimmer 30B.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K3 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K3 currently has 48 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Muse Glimmer 30B cover on BenchLM?

Muse Glimmer 30B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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