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Gemma 4 31B vs Muse Glimmer 30B

Gemma 4 31B (Google) and Muse Glimmer 30B (Meta) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Gemma 4 31B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#27 vs #28); Gemma 4 31B is 3.2× cheaper per output token ($0.34/1M vs $1.10/1M); and Gemma 4 31B offers the longer context window (262K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 4 31B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #27 against #28 (69.7 vs 68.4 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.34/1M output tokens against $1.10/1M, about 3.2× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.09/1M against $0.30/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 13 listed API providers against 4.

Choose Muse Glimmer 30B if…

  • WildClawBench OpenClaw is your yardstick — 47.6 against 37.6.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Muse Glimmer 30B was listed 9 August 2026, Gemma 4 31B 2 April 2026.

Gemma 4 31B vs Muse Glimmer 30B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 4 31B and Muse Glimmer 30B
FieldGemma 4 31BGoogleMuse Glimmer 30BMeta
ModelCap Index position#27#28
Index score69.768.4
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.09$0.30
Output price / 1M tokens$0.34$1.10
Context window262K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens16K118K
API providers listed134
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesImage, Text, VideoText, Image
First listed2 April 20269 August 2026
PublisherGoogleMeta

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · publisher-corpus-prior over 182 held-out anchors (37%); 1 specialist-board observation at 1.3% support (21%); launch card against 2 resolved peers on 12 rows (42%); exceeds every named peer on 6 of 12 rows; optimism haircut 0 from cross-lab-probe; shrunk 8.1 up toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 4 31B vs Muse Glimmer 30B

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 4 31B or Muse Glimmer 30B has a published result
BoardGemma 4 31BMuse Glimmer 30BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14991484–1514—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis29.2%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis65.5%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false—Only one result
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench37.647.6Muse Glimmer 30B

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemma 4 31B vs Muse Glimmer 30B: common questions

Is Gemma 4 31B better than Muse Glimmer 30B?

Gemma 4 31B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #27 against #28. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Gemma 4 31B cheaper than Muse Glimmer 30B?

Gemma 4 31B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.34/1M against $1.10/1M. Input tokens are $0.09/1M for Gemma 4 31B and $0.30/1M for Muse Glimmer 30B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.35 for Gemma 4 31B versus $1.15 for Muse Glimmer 30B. Gemma 4 31B costs 69.6% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 4 31B or Muse Glimmer 30B?

Gemma 4 31B has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 4 31B or Muse Glimmer 30B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Gemma 4 31B and Muse Glimmer 30B open-weight models?

Gemma 4 31B: Open weights. Muse Glimmer 30B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemma 4 31B and Muse Glimmer 30B?

ModelCap currently lists 13 API providers for Gemma 4 31B and 4 for Muse Glimmer 30B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 4 31B vs Muse Glimmer 30B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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