# Apertus v1.5 8B vs Muse Glimmer 30B (slim)

> Muse Glimmer 30B scores 70 (BB) to Apertus v1.5 8B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Muse Glimmer 30B scores 70 (BB) on agent readiness against Apertus v1.5 8B's 61 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Apertus v1.5 8B leads on agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apertus v1.5 8B: C 61, rank #35 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apertus-v1-5-8b.min.md
- Muse Glimmer 30B: BB 70, rank #7 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-glimmer-30b.min.md
- Apertus v1.5 8B, good for Agents that want a fully open, multilingual 8B with image and audio input on one 24 GB GPU, and can run a publisher fork of vLLM. Ahead on Agent interface, 85 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 84 against 65.
- Muse Glimmer 30B, good for Local agents and coding with image input on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or an Apple silicon laptop, where one tool call per turn is enough Ahead on Reach, 90 against 40; Risk, 80 against 75. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.8 against 2.8 out of 5.

| Category | Apertus v1.5 8B | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 80 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 84 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apertus v1.5 8B | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Swiss AI Initiative (EPFL and ETH Zurich) | Meta |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, with the Apertus Acceptable Use Policy (v1.5, 14 July 2026) accepted at the download gate | Apache-2.0 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-20 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3.8/5 (4) |