# Granite 4.2 30B vs Muse Glimmer 30B (slim)

> Muse Glimmer 30B scores 70 (BB) to Granite 4.2 30B'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 Granite 4.2 30B's 61 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. Granite 4.2 30B leads on agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 30B: C 61, rank #65 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-30b.min.md
- Muse Glimmer 30B: BB 70, rank #7 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-glimmer-30b.min.md
- Granite 4.2 30B, good for Agents that want a documented, signed, Apache 2.0 reasoning model with tool calling on a 24 GB card Ahead on Agent interface, 85 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 87 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 Risk, 80 against 55. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Granite 4.2 30B | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 80 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 87 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 30B | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | Meta |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-04 | 2026-10-20 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.8/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Risk, Muse Glimmer 30B +25: Granite 4.2 30B 55 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).); 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…)
- Documentation and upkeep, Granite 4.2 30B +22: Granite 4.2 30B 87 (Model card 17, Intended use (best for), limitations (ethical considerations and limitations), architecture, parameters (30B), context length (128K native) and 1…); Muse Glimmer 30B 65 (Model card 20, all seven parts present, languages as a count of more than 100. Training data 10, a general description with a 4 January 2026 cut-off and no sour…)
- Agent interface, Granite 4.2 30B +10: Granite 4.2 30B 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository, with roles, tools, tool responses, the thinking switch and low effort.); Muse Glimmer 30B 75 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)