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Kimi K3 vs Muse Glimmer-30B

Kimi K3 leads the LLM Stats Score 54.7 to 35.5.

Moonshot AI · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Kimi K3 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 54.7 to 35.5, ranking #5 overall.

In the 7 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Kimi K3 wins 7; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Kimi K3

  • overall performance matters — it scores 54.7 and ranks #5 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 7 of 7 exact shared results

Choose Muse Glimmer-30B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Kimi K3
Moonshot AI
Muse Glimmer-30B
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
54.7
#5
35.5
#76
Reasoning
53.6
#4
34.7
#77
Coding
45.8
#5
23.8
#65
Agents
41.3
#4
18.5
#62
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
7 of 7
0 of 7
Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

4 shared
Index
Kimi K3
Muse Glimmer-30B
Math
41.5#9
28.3#84
Vision
38.5#4
20.4#61
Tool use
36.9#1
18.6#59
Multimodal
39.5#2
23.2#47
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

31 reported for Kimi K3 · 25 for Muse Glimmer-30B

7 shared

Kimi K3 outperforms in 7 benchmarks (CharXiv-R, DeepSearchQA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, MCP Atlas, MMMU-Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1), while Muse Glimmer-30B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Kimi K3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2770.4B diff

Kimi K3 has 2770.4B more parameters than Muse Glimmer-30B, making it 9359.5% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K3
2.8Tparameters
Meta
Muse Glimmer-30B
29.6Bparameters
2800.0B
Kimi K3
29.6B
Muse Glimmer-30B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Kimi K3 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Kimi K3 specifies output context (1,048,576 tokens).

Moonshot AI
Kimi K3
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Meta
Muse Glimmer-30B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Kimi K3 and Muse Glimmer-30B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Kimi K3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Glimmer-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K3 is licensed under Kimi K3 License, while Muse Glimmer-30B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Kimi K3

Kimi K3 License

Open weights

Muse Glimmer-30B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K3 was released on 2026-07-16, while Muse Glimmer-30B was released on 2026-08-10.

Muse Glimmer-30B is 1 month newer than Kimi K3.

Kimi K3

Jul 16, 2026

1 months ago

Muse Glimmer-30B

Aug 10, 2026

2 weeks ago

3w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Muse Glimmer-30B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-01-04, while Kimi K3's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Muse Glimmer-30B's training data extends to 2026-01-04, but cannot make a direct comparison without Kimi K3's cutoff date.

Kimi K3

—

Muse Glimmer-30B

Jan 2026

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Kimi K3 and Muse Glimmer-30B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Kimi K3
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Muse Glimmer-30B
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FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K3 vs Muse Glimmer-30B.

Which is better, Kimi K3 or Muse Glimmer-30B?

Kimi K3 leads the LLM Stats Score 54.7 to 35.5. Kimi K3 is made by Moonshot AI and Muse Glimmer-30B is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Kimi K3 compare to Muse Glimmer-30B in benchmarks?

Kimi K3 scores MathVision: 97.8%, DeepSearchQA: 95.0%, GPQA: 93.5%, CharXiv-R: 91.3%, BrowseComp: 91.2%. Muse Glimmer-30B scores AIME 2026: 94.7%, Siren AgentDojo Utility: 94.2%, GPQA: 83.5%, AA-LCR: 80.0%, CharXiv-R: 78.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Kimi K3 and Muse Glimmer-30B?

Kimi K3 supports 1.0M tokens and Muse Glimmer-30B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Kimi K3 and Muse Glimmer-30B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (54.7 vs 35.5), licensing (Kimi K3 License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Kimi K3 and Muse Glimmer-30B?

Kimi K3 is developed by Moonshot AI and Muse Glimmer-30B is developed by Meta.

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