Head to head · October 2026

Muse Spark 1.3 vs GPT-6 Luna

Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on the Models at Work leaderboard (72 vs 66 out of 100). GPT-6 Luna is about 3.9× cheaper per blended million tokens ($0.20 vs $0.78, one figure an Artificial Analysis estimate). On Artificial Analysis' independent Intelligence Index, Muse Spark 1.3 leads 48 to 38.

Updated Oct 10, 2026 · every number links to who measured it
Muse Spark 1.3 · MetaGPT-6 Luna · OpenAI
Leaderboard rank#8#10
Score (0–100)7266
TierWorkhorseFast and cheap
Price per 1M tokens$0.78 blended (estimate)$0.10 in · $0.50 out
Context windowNot verified1M
Open weightsNot verifiedNo
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index4838
Arena text score1494—
DistressBench (Scale)84.88—
Best forLatency-first products, Customer-facing chat, Meta-ecosystem teamsChatGPT Free and Go tier, Simple extraction, Cost floors

Choose Muse Spark 1.3 if…

  • you need latency-first products
  • you need customer-facing chat
  • you need meta-ecosystem teams

The fastest thing in the table by a distance, and the one to beat on the stress benchmark nobody else talks about.

Choose GPT-6 Luna if…

  • you need chatgpt free and go tier
  • you need simple extraction
  • you need cost floors

OpenAI's ten-cent model: the one every ChatGPT Free user now has, and the one Haiku users keep comparing themselves to.

Questions people ask

Which is better, Muse Spark 1.3 or GPT-6 Luna?

Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on the Models at Work leaderboard (72 vs 66 out of 100). GPT-6 Luna is about 3.9× cheaper per blended million tokens ($0.20 vs $0.78, one figure an Artificial Analysis estimate). On Artificial Analysis' independent Intelligence Index, Muse Spark 1.3 leads 48 to 38.

When should I choose Muse Spark 1.3 over GPT-6 Luna?

Choose Muse Spark 1.3 for latency-first products, customer-facing chat, meta-ecosystem teams. The fastest thing in the table by a distance, and the one to beat on the stress benchmark nobody else talks about.

When should I choose GPT-6 Luna over Muse Spark 1.3?

Choose GPT-6 Luna for chatgpt free and go tier, simple extraction, cost floors. OpenAI's ten-cent model: the one every ChatGPT Free user now has, and the one Haiku users keep comparing themselves to.

Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.3 or GPT-6 Luna?

Meta does not publish a simple list price for Muse Spark 1.3; Artificial Analysis estimates a blended $0.78 per million tokens (three input to one output). GPT-6 Luna costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens on OpenAI's list price (OpenAI API pricing, read Oct 10, 2026).

Scores come from the Models at Work leaderboard: Score is 0 to 100: 50% independent evals normalised within this table, 20% price-performance, 15% practitioner sentiment from Signals and community threads, 15% operational fit (context, speed, availability, open weights). Models within three points are a tie in practice. Vendor-published figures are labelled as such and never counted as independent. Prices are vendor list prices where published; blended figures assume three input tokens per output token.