Model comparison
Muse Glimmer vs Qwen Plus
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Glimmer scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Glimmer leads 38.8 to 23.3.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-08-10 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1416 | 1328 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1355 | — |
| SciCode | 44.9% | — |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1396 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| CritPt | 2.6% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1417 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1386 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1384 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1412 | 1347 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1323 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1375 | 1303 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1382 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1399 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Glimmer better than Qwen Plus?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Glimmer or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Glimmer and Qwen Plus share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Glimmer has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.