# Muse Glimmer 30B

> Source: <https://tokenstead.ai/models/muse-glimmer-30b>
> Published: 2026-08-10 13:49:15+00:00

# Muse Glimmer 30B

enthusiast**Meta’s first open-weights model in the Muse family**, released under Apache 2.0. Muse Glimmer 30B is a dense multimodal model with a built-in **1.8B vision encoder** and a **128K+ context window**. It is designed for coding, agentic workflows, and visual reasoning.

**Local deployment.** Ollama ships the model day-0 with an MLX-optimized tag for Apple Silicon: `muse-glimmer:30b-mlx`

. Ollama reports that the MLX build runs **1.5x-1.8x faster with DFlash** than the baseline implementation. Other common tags include `muse-glimmer:30b`

, `muse-glimmer:30b-q4_K_M`

, `muse-glimmer:30b-q8_0`

, and `muse-glimmer:30b-fp16`

.

**Agent launch flows.** The Ollama registry tags the model for direct launch with Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Hermes, and other agent tools that use the Ollama API.

**Honest framing.** Glimmer is positioned as a smaller, open alternative to the proprietary Muse Spark family. The 30B dense size means the full-precision model requires substantial unified memory, but quantized versions fit on high-end Apple Silicon Macs and modern NVIDIA/AMD GPUs. Independent coding and reasoning benchmarks are still rolling in; treat early claims as preliminary until replicated.

- 30.0B
- 128k
- apache 2.0
- Aug 2026

## Run it locally

Per-quant memory needs and a static "can you run it?" reference - no rig entry required

### Can you run it? - reference rigs

| Rig | Q4_K_M | Q8_0 | FP16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB |
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## Download options

## Or run it in the cloud

Live per-provider pricing, throughput and uptime. Click a column to sort.

| Provider | Type | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cache $/M | Tok/s | Latency | Uptime | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub | - | - | - | - | - | - | $20.00/mo Pro | |
| Sub | - | - | - | - | - | - | $100.00/mo Max |

Default order: throughput among 95%+ uptime providers, then latency; subscriptions last. Sort by any column. Subscription rows show $/mo in the Value column - per-token columns are "-". Affiliate links are marked sponsored / nofollow. Confirm current pricing on the provider's site before committing.

[Detailed API pricing page + JSON endpoint →](/models/muse-glimmer-30b/pricing)

## Inference cost over time

Data accumulates from the first daily sync - longer ranges populate over time. Prices come from OpenRouter snapshots, not a historical API.