GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) vs Muse Spark 1.3 (Max)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) by OpenAI or Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Muse Spark 1.3 (Max)
Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) vs GPT-5.5 (Xhigh): 25.3% more intelligence, 62.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 88.6% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) | Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.4 | 48.1 | +25.3% Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) is 25.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $5,294.36 | $2,000.35 | −62.2% Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) is 62.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 44.96s | 84.79s | +88.6% Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) is 88.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $30.0 | $1.25 / $4.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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