Model comparison
Muse Spark 1.2 vs Qwen3.8-Max
- Input
- $1.25
- Output
- $4.25
- Context
- 1M
- Released
- 2026-08-05
- Input
- $2.00
- Output
- $6.00
- Context
- 1M
- Released
- 2026-08-03
Muse Spark 1.2 and Qwen3.8-Max split the 2 benchmarks both report evenly; Muse Spark 1.2 is cheaper on input tokens ($1.3 vs $2 per 1M, 1.6×).
Specs and pricing side by side
| Spec | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3.8-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Released | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-03 |
| Context window | 1M | 1Msame |
| Max output | not published | 131,072 tokens |
| Input price | $1.25 | $2.00 |
| Output price | $4.25 | $6.00 |
| Parameters | Undisclosed | 2.4 trillion total · 95 billion active (sparse Mixture-of-Experts) |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary (hosted API). The underlying weights were published in August 2026 as Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B on Hugging Face under a custom licence Qwen names "qwen3.8-max". |
| Weights | API only | API onlysame |
| Modalities | Text, Vision | Text, Image, Video |
Not published by either maker: knowledge cutoff.
Benchmarks both models report
| Benchmark | Muse Spark 1.2 | Qwen3.8-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 82.9% | 86.6% |
| DeepSWE 1.1 | 59.3% | 56.6% |
Scores are as published by each maker or its cited source; harness, reasoning effort and date can differ between rows, so treat small gaps as ties. Sources are listed on each model page.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Muse Spark 1.2 if…
- You care about DeepSWE 1.1 (it scores higher on 1 shared benchmark).
- Cost matters: input tokens cost 1.6× less ($1.3 vs $2 per 1M).
- You need Vision input, which Qwen3.8-Max lacks.
- Your use case is: reach for it when driving Muse Code or another terminal coding agent through whole-repository changes, large refactors, and long tool-call loops.
Pick Qwen3.8-Max if…
- You care about Terminal-Bench 2.1 (it scores higher on 1 shared benchmark).
- You need Image / Video input, which Muse Spark 1.2 lacks.
- Your use case is: long-horizon coding agents and multi-step engineering workflows that benefit from the 1M-token context.
FAQ
Which is better, Muse Spark 1.2 or Qwen3.8-Max?
Muse Spark 1.2 and Qwen3.8-Max split the 2 benchmarks both report evenly; Muse Spark 1.2 is cheaper on input tokens ($1.3 vs $2 per 1M, 1.6×). The better pick depends on whether you value benchmark scores, price per token, context length or openness for your workload.
How much cheaper is Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2: $1.25 input, $4.25 output. Qwen3.8-Max: $2.00 input, $6.00 output (list API prices as published by each maker).
What are the context windows of Muse Spark 1.2 and Qwen3.8-Max?
Muse Spark 1.2 offers 1M; Qwen3.8-Max offers 1M with up to 131,072 tokens output.
Is Muse Spark 1.2 newer than Qwen3.8-Max?
Muse Spark 1.2 was released 2026-08-05; Qwen3.8-Max was released 2026-08-03.