# Granite 4.2 3B vs Muse Glimmer 30B (slim)

> Muse Glimmer 30B scores 70 (BB) to Granite 4.2 3B's 59.8 (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 3B's 59.8 (C), and leads in 2 of 5 scored categories. Granite 4.2 3B leads on reach, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 3B: C 59.8, rank #57 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-3b.min.md
- Muse Glimmer 30B: BB 70, rank #7 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-glimmer-30b.min.md
- Granite 4.2 3B, good for Agents on small hardware that want a permissive reasoning model for tool calls and coding, with thinking they can switch off Ahead on Reach, 95 against 90; Agent interface, 85 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 92 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 Capability, 50 against 21; Risk, 80 against 55. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Granite 4.2 3B | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 21 | 50 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 80 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 92 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 3B | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | Meta |
| llms.txt | no | yes |