Muse Glimmer 30B (high) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (high)
Results updated 6 November 2026 · In Terminus-2 and Codex, so part of any gap can come from the harness · How we benchmark
Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash (high) edges Muse Glimmer 30B (high) by 2 points; Muse Glimmer 30B (high) is cheaper and faster.
- Cost per task
- $0.078 vs $0.085
- Time per task
- 3.0 min vs 6.5 min
- Tokens per attempt
- 343k vs 1.13M
- Image input
- Yes vs No
Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2 scores higher on GeoBenchX; DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex scores higher on Earth-Bench V2 and GS-QA2. Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2 is cheaper and faster: $0.078 against $0.085 per task, and 3.0 min against 6.5 min.
Where they differ most
By kind of work, share of tasks passed, 0 to 100 · Higher is better
| Kind of work | Muse Glimmer 30B (high) | DeepSeek V4 Flash (high) |
|---|---|---|
| Spatial statistics | 8 | 42 |
| Recognising infeasible requests | 67 | 37 |
| Climate and time series | 61 | 73 |
| Remote sensing and raster analysis | 63 | 72 |
Where the tasks are set: each kind of work links to its tasks and scoresCharts for each: Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2 · DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex.
Side by side
| Metric | Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Agent Index: Text only | 64 | 66 |
| Geospatial Agent Index: Text + vision | No data | No image input |
| Earth-Bench V2 score | 60 | 70 |
| GeoBenchX score | 61 | 54 |
| GS-QA2 score | 70 | 74 |
| Vision agents score | No data | No image input |
| GeoAgentBench score (Guided workflows; not in the Agent Index) | 79 | 92 |
| GeoAnalystBench score (Guided workflows; not in the Agent Index) | 58 | 89 |
| OGD4All score (standalone; in no index) | 95 | No data |
| GeoNatureAgent score (standalone; in no index) | 100 | No data |
| MultiGlobeQA score (standalone; in no index) | 72 | No data |
| GeoAgentEval score (standalone; in no index) | 92 | No data |
| ImpactMesh score (standalone; in no index) | No data | No data |
| Remote sensing and raster analysis score | 63 | 72 |
| GIS analysis score | 69 | 75 |
| Climate and time series score | 61 | 73 |
| Spatial statistics score | 8 | 42 |
| Making maps score | 75 | 70 |
| Recognising infeasible requests score | 67 | 37 |
| Cost per task | $0.078 | $0.085 |
| Time per task (at 100 output tokens/s) | 3.0 min | 6.5 min |
| Tokens per attempt | 343k | 1.13M |
| Turns per attempt | 25.3 | 25.4 |
| Input price per 1M tokens | $0.35 | $0.44 |
| Output price per 1M tokens | $1.50 | $1.32 |
| Context window | 131,072 | 1,048,576 |
| Image input | Yes | No |
| Developer | Meta | DeepSeek |
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher on the Geospatial Agent Index, Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex?
DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex, 66 to 64.
Which is cheaper per task, Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex?
Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2, $0.078 to $0.085.
Which writes fewer output tokens per task, Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex?
Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2, 11k to 19k.
Which has the larger context window, Muse Glimmer 30B (high), Terminus-2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex?
DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Codex, 1,048,576 tokens to 131,072 tokens.