MiniMax-M2 vs Muse Glimmer 30B.
model vs model · prices as of
Muse Glimmer 30B takes 3 of 5 rounds against MiniMax-M2. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $1.40 per million tokens against $1.60.
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2
$1.60/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at LLM Gateway · $0.18 per 1,000 pages
205k context · tool calling · open weights
Metawins 3 roundsMuse Glimmer 30B
$1.40/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Empirio Labs · $0.168 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.30/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.20/M
$1.10/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$1.60/M at LLM Gateway
$1.40/M at Empirio Labs
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.10/M
$2/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.18
$0.168
Context
205k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
yes
Reads images
no
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
27 Oct 2025
9 Aug 2026
Providers selling it
22
15
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 9
NanoGPT$2.04 / $1.09
Nous Portal$1.79 / $2
OpenRouter$1.79 / $2
Eden AI$2.10 / $2
Kilo Gateway$2.10 / $2
TrustedRouter$2.22 / $2.22
Fireworks AI$2.10 / $2.55
Requesty$2.10 / $2.55
MiniMax-M2 then Muse Glimmer 30B, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 9
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What moved in the last seven days
- Muse Glimmer 30BOpenRouterOpenRouter's list price, in and out per million tokens$0.35 / $1.50 $0.30 / $1.1022% cheaper ·
- Muse Glimmer 30BOpenRouter$0.35 / $1.50 $0.30 / $1.1022% cheaper ·
- MiniMax-M2Nous Portal$0.20 / $0.82 $0.26 / $1.0225% dearer ·
- Muse Glimmer 30BNous Portal$0.24 / $0.88 $0.30 / $1.1025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or Muse Glimmer 30B?
- Muse Glimmer 30B, at $1.40 per million tokens against $1.60 for MiniMax-M2, three parts input to one part output, read on 17 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- MiniMax-M2: $1.60 at LLM Gateway. Muse Glimmer 30B: $1.40 at Empirio Labs.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 9 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, TrustedRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- MiniMax-M2, at 205k tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 17 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.