Model comparison
Muse Glimmer vs Sonar
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
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PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Glimmer leads 38.8 to 33.7.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Muse Glimmer | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2026-08-10 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1355 | — |
| SciCode | 44.9% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1416 | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 2.6% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1396 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1417 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1386 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1375 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1382 | — |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1399 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Glimmer better than Sonar?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Glimmer or Sonar better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Glimmer and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Glimmer has 15 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.