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Muse Spark 1.3 (low) vs GPT-5 Mini (medium)

Muse Spark 1.3 (low) leads on average score with 8.5 vs 8.4. GPT-5 Mini (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.315 vs $0.911. Muse Spark 1.3 (low) is faster at 17.73s vs 29.42s, with pass rates of 82.6% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#86
Total Output Tokens
134,695
Response Time (avg)
17.73s
Total Cost
$0.911
Rank
#92
Total Output Tokens
119,211
Response Time (avg)
29.42s
Total Cost
$0.315
Recommended model GPT-5 Mini (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.4 vs 8.5), while costing about 2.9x less than Muse Spark 1.3 (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Muse Spark 1.3 Muse Spark 1.3 low Release: 2026-09-02 GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini medium Release: 2025-08-07
Score 8.5 8.4
Rank #86 #92
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.2 8.5
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 82.6% 66.7%
Flaky tests 5 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 5.690 2.247
Total Cost $0.911 $0.315
Input Price $1.250 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $4.250 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.150 / 1M $0.025 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 270,231 214,645
Output Tokens 13,363 15,532
Reasoning Tokens 121,332 103,679
Response Time (avg) 17.73s 29.42s
Response Time (max) 78.72s 111.48s
Response Time (total) 407.75s 676.56s
Parameters ~1T total (~50B active) ~400B total (~17B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#86 Muse Spark 1.3

low
Cost
$0.017
Time
83.9s
Tokens
3,959 tok

#92 GPT-5 Mini

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
42.9s
Tokens
3,432 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Muse Spark 1.3 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 20.86s 5,958 795 19,077
GPT-5 Mini 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 27.63s 7,302 658 17,152

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