Model benchmarks

Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit local LLM performance

As of August 2026, Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit runs at up to 30.7 tok/s for local inference (best of 3 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

30B

Peak speed

30.7 tok/s

Average speed

29.9 tok/s

Min memory

18.8 GB

Max context

65,536 tokens

Avg runtime / run

8m 42s

Avg quality

82.1

Benchmark runs

3

GPUs tested

1

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 3 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall80.482.184.8
Agent Workflow88.189.390.3
Code Generation63.268.675.1
Role Play & Narrative87.989.690.8
Research & Analysis78.680.984.1

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated August 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Apple M5 MaxoMLX—30.7 tok/s29.9 tok/s18.8 GB65,536 tokens82.13

Benchmark runs

All 3 Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit scores 68.6/100 for coding. It runs at about 29.9 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Qwen3.8-27B-oQ4e-fp16-mtp is faster (~38.6 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (82.6/100).
Is Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit scores 89.3/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 29.9 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-Mini is faster (~88.2 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (91.3/100).
How fast is Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit for local inference?
Across 3 community benchmark runs, Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit reaches up to 30.7 tok/s and averages 29.9 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M5 Max.
How much memory does Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 18.8 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Muse-Glimmer-30B-4bit?
Benchmarks were submitted using oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.