Kimi K3 vs Muse Spark 1.1: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Kimi K3 is developed by Moonshot AI, while Muse Spark 1.1 comes from Meta. Both were released in July 2026. Kimi K3 has a published size of about 2.8 trillion parameters; Meta has not disclosed the parameter count of Muse Spark 1.1.

We have 3 benchmark results for Kimi K3 and 4 benchmark results for Muse Spark 1.1, but they were measured on different benchmarks, so there is no like-for-like scoreboard.

Muse Spark 1.1 is the cheaper API at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens, roughly 2 times cheaper than Kimi K3 at $3 and $15. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens. Both accept text and images as input.

CharacteristicKimi K3Muse Spark 1.1
CompanyMoonshot AIMeta
Release DateJuly 16, 2026July 9, 2026
Parameters2.8T
MultimodalYesYes
Context (input)1.0M1.0M
Context (output)1.0M131K
Input Price / 1M$3.00$1.25
Output Price / 1M$15.00$4.25
Average Score95.7%84.3%

Verdict

Muse Spark 1.1 leads in 1 out of 4 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: Kimi K3 — 1.0, Muse Spark 1.1 — 0.8.

API Cost

Muse Spark 1.1 is 3.3x cheaper: input $1.25/1M vs $3.00/1M tokens.

Context Window

Same context size: 1M tokens.

Recency

Both models were released around the same time: 7/16/2026 and 7/9/2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding — Kimi K3 or Muse Spark 1.1?
Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.
Which model is cheaper — Kimi K3 or Muse Spark 1.1?
Muse Spark 1.1 is cheaper for input: $1.25 per 1M tokens vs $3.00.
Which has a larger context window — Kimi K3 or Muse Spark 1.1?
Kimi K3 supports a larger context: 1,000,000 tokens vs 1,000,000.

The Kimi K3 and Muse Spark 1.1 comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Kimi K3 or Muse Spark 1.1 page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.