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Meta closes in on the top with Muse Spark 1.3, and undercuts rivals on price

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Meta closes in on the top with Muse Spark 1.3, and undercuts rivals on price

The Decoder · Sep 3, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC

Meta has released Muse Spark 1.3, its fourth model in the series in five months. According to Artificial Analysis, the model gains the most on agentic benchmarks but still trails Claude Fable 5.1 and other top models. The strongest argument is price. At $0.55 per task, Muse Spark undercuts every comparably scored rival.…