Meta's paid frontier-model API for coding, multimodal understanding and agentic work, launched in US developer preview on 9 July 2026 at $1.25/$4.25 per million tokens. Artificial Analysis scores it 51 on the Intelligence Index (up 8 points on Muse Spark 1.0) and 71.3 on the Coding Index, at roughly $0.26 per task.
Visit Meta Muse Spark 1.1AI-Powered
Leverages advanced AI technology to deliver cutting-edge capabilities and results.
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Optimized performance ensures quick results without compromising on quality.
Purpose-Built
Specifically designed for llms tasks and workflows.
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AI Evaluation
Meta's shift from open weights to a paid frontier API, independently validated as a genuine capability jump at aggressive per-task pricing.
Pros
- $0.26 per Intelligence Index task — around a third of comparable rivals
- 8-point Intelligence Index gain in three months
- Hallucination rate improved from 73% to 38% on AA-Omniscience
Cons
- US-only developer preview at launch
- No full safety/model card published
- 38% hallucination rate still high in absolute terms
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