Model comparison
Muse Glimmer vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 41.7 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 3 categories and Qwen3 Max in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3 Max leads 48.1 to 38.5.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 43.7 |
| Released | 2026-08-10 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Max leads
Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142), Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1416 | 1456 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1355 | — |
| SciCode | 44.9% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Muse Glimmer: —, Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144), Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1396 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| CritPt | 2.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.38 |
Math Too close to call
Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125), Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1417 | 1446 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1386 | 1455 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
Multilingual Qwen3 Max leads
Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122), Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1384 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1412 | 1478 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1428 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena German | — | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1399 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1462 |
Instruction Following Qwen3 Max leads
Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135), Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1375 | 1419 |
Long Context Too close to call
Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1382 | 1438 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3 Max leads
Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126), Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1399 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Glimmer better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Glimmer or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Glimmer and Qwen3 Max share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Glimmer has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.