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Muse Glimmer 30B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Muse Glimmer 30B (Meta) and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (NVIDIA) 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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#179 vs #182); Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is 5.5× cheaper per output token ($0.20/1M vs $1.10/1M); Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B offers the longer context window (262K vs 131K tokens); and Muse Glimmer 30B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Muse Glimmer 30B if…

  • you want to self-host: Muse Glimmer 30B ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is restricted license.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Muse Glimmer 30B was listed 9 August 2026, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 14 December 2025.

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #179 against #182 (17.5 vs 16.1 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.20/1M output tokens against $1.10/1M, about 5.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.05/1M against $0.30/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.

Muse Glimmer 30B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Muse Glimmer 30B and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
FieldMuse Glimmer 30BMetaNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#182#179
Index score16.117.5
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.30$0.05
Output price / 1M tokens$1.10$0.20
Context window131K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens118K236K
API providers listed44
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed9 August 202614 December 2025
PublisherMetaNVIDIA

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Muse Glimmer 30B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Muse Glimmer 30B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has a published result
BoardMuse Glimmer 30BNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—13611350–1371BF16Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—7.2intelligence-indexOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—25.4%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—4.6%humanitys-last-examOnly one result
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench47.6—Only one result

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

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Muse Glimmer 30B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: common questions

Is Muse Glimmer 30B better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #179 against #182. 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.

Is Muse Glimmer 30B cheaper than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.20/1M against $1.10/1M. Input tokens are $0.30/1M for Muse Glimmer 30B and $0.05/1M for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Muse Glimmer 30B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

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 Muse Glimmer 30B and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B open-weight models?

Muse Glimmer 30B: Open weights. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Restricted license. 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 Muse Glimmer 30B and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Muse Glimmer 30B and 4 for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Muse Glimmer 30B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 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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