# Arete-27B vs Muse Glimmer 30B (slim)

> Muse Glimmer 30B scores 70 (BB) to Arete-27B's 55.1 (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 Arete-27B's 55.1 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Arete-27B: C 55.1, rank #123 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arete-27b.min.md
- Muse Glimmer 30B: BB 70, rank #7 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-glimmer-30b.min.md
- Arete-27B, good for Agents that want Qwen3.8-27B's coding and tool use without its handling of politically sensitive topics, on a 24 GB card or a 128 GB machine
- 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 50; Risk, 80 against 55; Agent interface, 75 against 60. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Arete-27B | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 80 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 63 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arete-27B | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | Meta |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-11-06 | 2026-10-20 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.8/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Muse Glimmer 30B +40: Arete-27B 50 (Memory 10, the only build from Nous Research is the 54.7 GB BF16 release, which needs about 66 GB and fits the reference machine.); Muse Glimmer 30B 90 (Memory 25, Meta's 16.8 GB Q4_K_M GGUF needs about 20 GB with the runtime's fifth, so it fits a 24 GB card but not 16 GB.)
- Risk, Muse Glimmer 30B +25: Arete-27B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no remote code.); Muse Glimmer 30B 80 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF, with the ExecuTorch pos_embed.bin files read as raw embedding tables by their exact size and the Hub's scans, and no repos…)
- Agent interface, Muse Glimmer 30B +15: Arete-27B 60 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Muse Glimmer 30B 75 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)