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Muse Glimmer 30B vs MiniCPM5 1B

Muse Glimmer 30B (Meta) and MiniCPM5 1B (Openbmb) 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 19 August 2026

As of 19 August 2026, MiniCPM5 1B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#187 vs #188).

Which should you choose?

Choose Muse Glimmer 30B if…

  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Muse Glimmer 30B was listed 9 August 2026, MiniCPM5 1B 21 May 2026.

Choose MiniCPM5 1B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #187 against #188 (16.3 vs 16.1 points).

Muse Glimmer 30B vs MiniCPM5 1B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Muse Glimmer 30B and MiniCPM5 1B
FieldMuse Glimmer 30BMetaMiniCPM5 1BOpenbmb
ModelCap Index position#188#187
Index score16.116.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.35Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$1.50Unlisted
Context window131K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens131K—
API providers listed50
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed9 August 202621 May 2026
PublisherMetaOpenbmb

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

Benchmark scores: Muse Glimmer 30B vs MiniCPM5 1B

Public benchmark boards where Muse Glimmer 30B or MiniCPM5 1B has a published result
BoardMuse Glimmer 30BMiniCPM5 1BLeads
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench47.6—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—11.9intelligence-indexOnly 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 MiniCPM5 1B: common questions

Is Muse Glimmer 30B better than MiniCPM5 1B?

MiniCPM5 1B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 19 August 2026: #187 against #188. 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 MiniCPM5 1B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B or MiniCPM5 1B?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Muse Glimmer 30B or MiniCPM5 1B?

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 MiniCPM5 1B open-weight models?

Muse Glimmer 30B: Open weights. MiniCPM5 1B: 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 Muse Glimmer 30B and MiniCPM5 1B?

ModelCap currently lists 5 API providers for Muse Glimmer 30B and 0 for MiniCPM5 1B, 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 MiniCPM5 1B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 19 August 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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