GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs Muse Ember (Max)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) by OpenAI or Muse Ember (Max) by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-10.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Muse Ember (Max)
Muse Ember (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Max): 11.5% more intelligence, 96.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 92.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) | Muse Ember (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 32.3 | 36.0 | +11.5% Muse Ember (Max) is 11.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,250.14 | $117.12 | −96.4% Muse Ember (Max) is 96.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 139.74s | 10.09s | −92.8% Muse Ember (Max) is 92.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $0.10 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Astra (High) scores 54.80 for $3204.
- Muse Ember (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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