Head to head

Muse Spark 1.3 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

⚖ Gemini 3.8 Flash wins 3 of 4 categories and costs less: 1.3× cheaper for everyday text work. Easy pick.

Scores by category

CategoryMuse Spark 1.3Gemini 3.8 Flash
Overall6871
Writing7080
Support7178
Coding7566

Provisional scores, 0 to 100 among the models we track, from Arena and Epoch AI. Value weighs the overall score against cost.

Price and specs

Muse Spark 1.3Gemini 3.8 Flash
VendorMetaGoogle
Released2026-09-022026-09-02
Context window1M1M
Open weightsNoNo
Input per 1M tokens$1.25$0.75
Output per 1M tokens$4.25$3.75
Per 1,000 tasks$4.00$3.00
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