Model comparison
Muse Glimmer vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Glimmer scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 38.5.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2026-08-10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1355 | 1461 |
| SciCode | 44.9% | 40.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1416 | 1467 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Glimmer: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1396 | 1449 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.65 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1417 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1386 | 1454 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1384 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1412 | 1477 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1434 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena German | — | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1379 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1375 | 1425 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1382 | 1439 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1399 | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Glimmer better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Glimmer or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.4 vs 40.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Muse Glimmer and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Glimmer has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.