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).
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.
| Task | P5 (low) | Avg | P95 (high) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 80.4 | 82.1 | 84.8 |
| Agent Workflow | 88.1 | 89.3 | 90.3 |
| Code Generation | 63.2 | 68.6 | 75.1 |
| Role Play & Narrative | 87.9 | 89.6 | 90.8 |
| Research & Analysis | 78.6 | 80.9 | 84.1 |
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.
| Hardware | Tool | Quant | Best tok/s | Avg tok/s | Memory | Context | Quality | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple M5 Max | oMLX | — | 30.7 tok/s | 29.9 tok/s | 18.8 GB | 65,536 tokens | 82.1 | 3 |
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.