GPT-5.5 (High) vs Muse Spark Open (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.5 (High) by OpenAI or Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Muse Spark Open (Xhigh)
Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) vs GPT-5.5 (High): 5.1% more intelligence, 65.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 12.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 (High) | Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 37.0 | 38.9 | +5.1% Muse Spark Open (Xhig… is 5.1% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,410.76 | $1,184.90 | −65.3% Muse Spark Open (Xhig… is 65.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 19.79s | 17.34s | −12.4% Muse Spark Open (Xhig… is 12.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $30.0 | $1.25 / $4.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.5 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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