Muse Spark 1.2 vs Qwen3.8 Max: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Muse Spark 1.2 is developed by Meta, while Qwen3.8 Max comes from Alibaba. Both were released in August 2026. Qwen3.8 Max has a published size of about 2.4 trillion parameters; Meta has not disclosed the parameter count of Muse Spark 1.2.

The two models share 2 published benchmarks. They split them evenly, 1 to 1. The widest gaps are on Terminal-Bench 2.1, where Qwen3.8 Max scores 86.6% against 83.0%; DeepSWE 1.1, where Muse Spark 1.2 scores 59.0% against 56.6%. Averaged across everything we track, Muse Spark 1.2 sits at 71.0% and Qwen3.8 Max at 71.0%.

Muse Spark 1.2 is the cheaper API at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens, roughly 25 times cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max at $2.50 and $6.25. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens. Both accept text and images as input.

CharacteristicMuse Spark 1.2Qwen3.8 Max
CompanyMetaAlibaba
Release DateAugust 5, 2026August 2, 2026
Parameters2.4T
MultimodalYesYes
Context (input)1.0M1.0M
Context (output)131K131K
Input Price / 1M$0.10$2.50
Output Price / 1M$0.20$6.25
Average Score71.0%71.0%
Benchmarks
Terminal-Bench 2.183.0%86.6%
DeepSWE 1.159.0%56.6%

Visual Benchmark Comparison

Muse Spark 1.2
Qwen3.8 Max
Terminal-Bench 2.10.8 vs 0.9
0.8
0.9
DeepSWE 1.10.6 vs 0.6
0.6
0.6

Verdict

Muse Spark 1.2 leads in 1 out of 4 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: Muse Spark 1.2 — 0.7, Qwen3.8 Max — 0.7.

API Cost

Muse Spark 1.2 is 29.2x cheaper: input $0.10/1M vs $2.50/1M tokens.

Context Window

Same context size: 1M tokens.

Recency

Both models were released around the same time: 8/5/2026 and 8/2/2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding — Muse Spark 1.2 or Qwen3.8 Max?
Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.
Which model is cheaper — Muse Spark 1.2 or Qwen3.8 Max?
Muse Spark 1.2 is cheaper for input: $0.10 per 1M tokens vs $2.50.
Which has a larger context window — Muse Spark 1.2 or Qwen3.8 Max?
Muse Spark 1.2 supports a larger context: 1,000,000 tokens vs 1,000,000.

The Muse Spark 1.2 and Qwen3.8 Max comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Muse Spark 1.2 or Qwen3.8 Max page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.