Muse Spark 1.3 vs Grok 4.7
Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on the Models at Work leaderboard (72 vs 58 out of 100). Muse Spark 1.3 is about 4.8× cheaper per blended million tokens ($0.78 vs $3.74, one figure an Artificial Analysis estimate). On Artificial Analysis' independent Intelligence Index, Muse Spark 1.3 leads 48 to 46.
| Muse Spark 1.3 · Meta | Grok 4.7 · xAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Leaderboard rank | #8 | #12 |
| Score (0–100) | 72 | 58 |
| Tier | Workhorse | Workhorse |
| Price per 1M tokens | $0.78 blended (estimate) | $3.74 blended (estimate) |
| Context window | Not verified | 500K |
| Open weights | Not verified | No |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 48 | 46 |
| Arena text score | 1494 | — |
| DistressBench (Scale) | 84.88 | — |
| Best for | Latency-first products, Customer-facing chat, Meta-ecosystem teams | X-integrated products |
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 Grok 4.7 if…
- you need x-integrated products
Mid-table on the index at a frontier price, with a smaller context window than everyone above it.
Caveats: 500K context is the smallest in the table. Listed by Artificial Analysis under the creator's current corporate name.
Questions people ask
Which is better, Muse Spark 1.3 or Grok 4.7?
Muse Spark 1.3 scores higher on the Models at Work leaderboard (72 vs 58 out of 100). Muse Spark 1.3 is about 4.8× cheaper per blended million tokens ($0.78 vs $3.74, one figure an Artificial Analysis estimate). On Artificial Analysis' independent Intelligence Index, Muse Spark 1.3 leads 48 to 46.
When should I choose Muse Spark 1.3 over Grok 4.7?
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 Grok 4.7 over Muse Spark 1.3?
Choose Grok 4.7 for x-integrated products. Mid-table on the index at a frontier price, with a smaller context window than everyone above it.
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.3 or Grok 4.7?
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). xAI does not publish a simple list price for Grok 4.7; Artificial Analysis estimates a blended $3.74 per million tokens (three input to one output).
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.