Muse Glimmer 30B API pricing
meta · Budget price tier · Apache 2.0 · released 2026-08. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-11-12.
A support ticket workload of 100K requests a month costs $105.00 on Muse Glimmer 30B; the next cheaper model in the Budget price tier for this workload, Llama 4 Maverick, does it for $102.50. The price we quote for Muse Glimmer 30B has changed 10 times since 2026-08-15, most recently on 2026-10-07 when the quoted host changed (-19.5%); it is now the 127th cheapest of 160 models in the Budget price tier. Only one host, DeepInfra, sells it, so there is no second price to shop. It is rated a stable release but does not meet all four criteria of the FinOps Friendly badge.
- Input: $0.30 per 1M tokens
- Output: $1.20 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (in/out): $0.24 / $0.96 per 1M tokens
- Prompt-cache read: $0.04 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 131K tokens
- Arena ELO: 1389 as of 2026-11-08
Market position
On blended price ($0.93 per 1M tokens at 30% input, 70% output) it is cheaper than 19% of models in the Budget price tier: 127th cheapest of 160, tied with 3 others. Across every price tier it is cheaper than 57% of priced text models in the catalogue: 127th cheapest of 303, tied with 3 others. Its Arena ELO of 1389 ranks 104th of the 160 models that carry one, above 35% of them. With an Arena score of 1389, Muse Glimmer 30B sits below OptimNow's lowest working quality threshold, Standard (Arena 1420+), so the quality-bar method would not shortlist it for any of the 8 use cases the table prices. Each threshold is a distance below the best ranked model, which scores 1530 on Arena scores as of 8 Nov 2026.
Licence, size and capabilities
Muse Glimmer 30B is open source: its weights are published under Apache 2.0, an OSI-approved licence with no field-of-use limit, so it can be self-hosted as well as bought by the token. Its published size is 30B parameters. Listed capabilities: Text, Vision, Reasoning, Agents. Filling its 131K context window once costs $0.0393 in input tokens at list price.
Pricing by host
A host is a company that runs the model and sells it by the token: the model maker, a cloud platform like Amazon Bedrock, Azure or Vertex, or an independent host. One model, several hosts, and often several prices. This model is sold by 1 host. The price we quote elsewhere on this page is marked. We quote one host's rate so that models stay comparable; it is not a recommendation to buy there.
DeepInfra is the only host with a published rate, $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens, which is the price we quote.
| Host | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Precision |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra (price we quote) | $0.30 | $1.20 | bf16 |
List prices as published on 2026-11-12, via OpenRouter. Negotiated rates, committed-use discounts and provisioned capacity are not shown.
Monthly cost at 100K requests, by business use case
From the after-discounts figure (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads, only where meta publishes those rates), which assumes you implement both, to the list price. One figure means no discount is published.
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Monthly (after discounts – list) |
|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $82 – $105 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $120 – $156 |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $335 – $444 |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $278 – $291 |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $291 – $330 |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $85 – $117 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $111 – $144 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $431 – $540 |
Price history
Muse Glimmer 30B has been in our daily price archive since tracking began on 2026-08-15, when it listed at $0.35 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens. The price we quote has changed 10 times since then, 7 of them a change of quoted host rather than a repricing. The latest change, on 2026-10-07, was -19.5% on the blended price (30% input, 70% output), to $0.30 input / $1.20 output (quoted host changed, not a repricing). Net of all changes, the blended price is -19.5% against 2026-08-15.
| Date | Old price (in / out) | New price (in / out) | Blended change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | $0.35 / $1.50 | $0.30 / $1.20 | -19.5% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
| 2026-09-30 | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.35 / $1.50 | +24.2% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
| 2026-09-20 | $0.35 / $1.50 | $0.30 / $1.20 | -19.5% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
| 2026-09-19 | $0.30 / $1.10 | $0.35 / $1.50 | +34.3% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
| 2026-09-17 | $0.35 / $1.50 | $0.30 / $1.10 | -25.5% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) |
5 earlier changes are not listed.
Alternatives to Muse Glimmer 30B
4 of the 4 comparable models below cost less than Muse Glimmer 30B: Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 undercuts it by 74%, for 5 Arena points less.
- Next cheaper model in the Budget price tier: GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI) at $0.90 blended, 3% less.
- Next more expensive: GPT-5.4 Nano (OpenAI) at $0.935 blended, 1% more.
The nearest models in the Budget price tier on Arena ELO, each with its blended price and score difference against Muse Glimmer 30B.
- GPT-6 Luna (OpenAI): $0.10 in / $0.50 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1388 (59% cheaper, 1 ELO point lower)
- Solar Pro 4 (upstage): $0.15 in / $0.60 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1388 (50% cheaper, 1 ELO point lower)
- Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 (Alibaba): $0.10 in / $0.30 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1384 (74% cheaper, 5 ELO points lower)
- GLM 4.5 Air (Zhipu): $0.20 in / $1.10 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1384 (11% cheaper, 5 ELO points lower)
- Cheapest within 15 Arena points: Qwen3.5-Flash (Alibaba), 78% cheaper, 8 ELO points higher, out of 19 models in that band.
- Highest Arena ELO within 20% of this price: GLM 5.3 (Zhipu), 8% more expensive, 87 ELO points higher, out of 16 models in that price band.
Other models from Meta
The 8 nearest to Muse Glimmer 30B in price, of 16 other Meta models in the catalogue. Prices per 1M tokens, input then output.
- Muse Ember: $0.10 / $0.50
- Llama 3.3 70B Instruct: $0.71 / $0.71
- Llama 3.1 70B Instruct: $0.72 / $0.72
- Llama 4 Maverick: $0.35 / $1.00
- Muse Spark 1.1: $1.25 / $4.25
- Muse Spark 1.2: $1.25 / $4.25
- Muse Spark 1.3: $1.25 / $4.25
- Muse Spark Open: $1.25 / $4.25
Common questions about Muse Glimmer 30B pricing
- How much does Muse Glimmer 30B cost?
- Muse Glimmer 30B costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens at DeepInfra, the host whose rate we quote. Prices as listed on 2026-11-12.
- Which host is cheapest for Muse Glimmer 30B?
- DeepInfra is the only host with a published rate, $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens, which is the price we quote. Host rates as listed on 2026-11-12.
- Does Muse Glimmer 30B offer batch or cached pricing?
- Yes, both. Batch API pricing is $0.24 per 1M input tokens and $0.96 per 1M output tokens, and prompt-cache reads cost $0.04 per 1M tokens, as listed on 2026-11-12.
- What would Muse Glimmer 30B cost per month?
- With the Support Ticket profile (1,500 input and 500 output tokens per request), 100,000 requests a month cost about $105 on Muse Glimmer 30B at the list price quoted on 2026-11-12.
- Can Muse Glimmer 30B be self-hosted?
- Yes. Muse Glimmer 30B is open source: its weights are published under Apache 2.0, an OSI-approved licence with no field-of-use limit, so it can be self-hosted as well as bought by the token.
- Has the price of Muse Glimmer 30B changed?
- Muse Glimmer 30B has been in our daily price archive since tracking began on 2026-08-15, when it listed at $0.35 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens. The price we quote has changed 10 times since then, 7 of them a change of quoted host rather than a repricing. The latest change, on 2026-10-07, was -19.5% on the blended price (30% input, 70% output), to $0.30 input / $1.20 output (quoted host changed, not a repricing). Net of all changes, the blended price is -19.5% against 2026-08-15.
Its weights are published, which changes what you may run yourself: the cost gap between open weights and proprietary APIs.
These are list prices. Your real cost also depends on caching and batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and the contracts you already have. OptimNow audits exactly that.
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