Muse Glimmer vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Wins 8 of 8 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Math · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 8 areas
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Muse Glimmer is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 27 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the eight areas we test. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software50Muse Glimmer5 of 5 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own40Muse Glimmer4 of 4 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Muse Glimmer2 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking21Muse Glimmer2 of 3 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video21Muse Glimmer2 of 3 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math10Muse Glimmer1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Muse Glimmer1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Muse Glimmer1 of 1 test
Math, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Muse Glimmer costs 26% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Muse Glimmer pulls ahead
- Customer-service tasks in a simulated bankτ-Bench V3 · Banking+18.6points ahead
- Multi-step tasks using many real software toolsMCP Atlas+13.1points ahead
- Completes tasks by operating a computer desktopOSWorld-Verified+11.4points ahead
Where Qwen3.5 35B A3B pulls ahead
- Reads and reasons about text in imagesOCRBenchv2+8.4points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+1points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 27 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingMuse Glimmer
- LMArena · WebDevMuse Glimmer by 110 rating points13601250+110 rating
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Muse Glimmer by 10.951.740.8+10.9
- SciCodeMuse Glimmer by 7.244.937.7+7.2
- SWE-bench VerifiedMuse Glimmer by 6.87669.2+6.8
- SWE-bench ProMuse Glimmer by 6.651.244.6+6.6
AgentsMuse Glimmer
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingMuse Glimmer by 18.623.54.9+18.6
- MCP AtlasMuse Glimmer by 13.175.562.4+13.1
- OSWorld-VerifiedMuse Glimmer by 11.465.954.5+11.4
- GDPValMuse Glimmer by 8.914.55.6+8.9
ReasoningMuse Glimmer
- CritPtMuse Glimmer by 1.72.60.9+1.7
- GPQA DiamondQwen3.5 35B A3B by 183.584.5+1
- Humanity's Last ExamMuse Glimmer by 12221+1
FactsMuse Glimmer
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyMuse Glimmer by 6.92720.1+6.9
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationMuse Glimmer by 3.518.114.6+3.5
Images and chartsMuse Glimmer
- OCRBenchv2Qwen3.5 35B A3B by 8.456.965.3+8.4
- MMMU-ProMuse Glimmer by 1.674.372.7+1.6
- CharXiv (RQ)Muse Glimmer by 1.378.877.5+1.3
Following instructionsMuse Glimmer
- IFBenchMuse Glimmer by 4.57772.5+4.5
Other results7 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceMuse Glimmer by 15.3-32.9-48.1+15.3
- OmniDocBench 1.5Qwen3.5 35B A3B by 13.575.889.3+13.5
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexMuse Glimmer by 124937+12
- ScreenSpot-Pro (No tools)Muse Glimmer by 6.875.468.6+6.8
- OCRBench v2 (Chinese)Qwen3.5 35B A3B by 4.956.861.7+4.9
- AA IntelligenceQwen3.5 35B A3B by 1.817.519.3+1.8
- AA Agentic IndexQwen3.5 35B A3B by 1.310.511.8+1.3
Questions people ask
Which is better, Muse Glimmer or Qwen3.5 35B A3B?
Muse Glimmer wins all eight areas we test: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, images and charts, math, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3.5 35B A3B wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Muse Glimmer. It wins 5 of the 5 coding tests both models report; Qwen3.5 35B A3B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Muse Glimmer costs $0.33 per million input tokens and $1.35 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 35B A3B costs $0.25 and $2.00. That makes Muse Glimmer about 26% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 27 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 20 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 7 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.