Muse Ember (Xhigh) vs Muse Spark Open (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Muse Ember (Xhigh) by Meta or Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-09.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Muse Ember (Xhigh)
Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) vs Muse Ember (Xhigh): 27.0% less intelligence, 1672.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | Muse Ember (Xhigh) | Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.1 | 24.9 | −27.0% Muse Spark Open (Xhig… is 27.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $95.73 | $1,697.21 | +1672.9% Muse Spark Open (Xhig… is 18× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 11.49s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $1.25 / $4.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Muse Ember (Xhigh) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Muse Spark Open (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
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