# Meta releases open-weights 30B Muse Glimmer coding model

Meta introduced Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weights model designed for coding tasks that can run locally. The release gives developers a powerful, transparent alternative to proprietary coding assistants, advancing open-source AI.

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## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://research.meta.ai/blog/introducing-muse-glimmer-open-agentic-model) — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:10:02 +0000
- [Hacker News](https://twitter.com/finkd/status/2086754845218726027) — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:55:03 +0000