Model comparison
Muse Glimmer vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Glimmer scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Muse Glimmer leads 40.4 to 35.5.
Side by side
| Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2026-08-10 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1355 | 1275 |
| LMArena Coding | 1416 | 1412 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| SciCode | 44.9% | — |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Glimmer: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1396 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| CritPt | 2.6% | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1417 | 1365 |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1386 | 1338 |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1384 | 1346 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1412 | 1357 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | — | 1398 |
| LMArena German | — | 1325 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1310 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1305 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1360 |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1375 | 1355 |
Long Context Too close to call
Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1382 | 1378 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1357 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1399 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Glimmer better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Glimmer or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Glimmer and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Glimmer has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.