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Muse Spark 1.2 vs o1
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 12 results on 3 sources that measured both models.
Muse Spark 1.2 or o1? The short answer
- Muse Spark 1.2 is cheaper: $2.00 against $26.25 per million tokens, 13 times less.
- Muse Spark 1.2 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 39.6 against 15.2.
- On our business benchmarks, Muse Spark 1.2 ranks higher for reasoning and knowledge, writing and sticking to the facts.
At a glance
| Muse Spark 1.2 | o1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $1.25 in · $4.25 out | $15.00 in · $60.00 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $2.00 | $26.25 |
| Cheapest host, blended | – | – |
| Intelligence Index | 39.6 | 15.2 |
| Spring Prompt overall | – | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | – | – |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 200,000 tokens |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Developer based in | the US | the US |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among models available today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. The better rank is in green.
| Use case | Muse Spark 1.2 | o1 |
|---|---|---|
| Agents and tool useMulti-step tasks with tools: support desks, coding agents, function calls | 37 of 161 | not measured |
| Professional workReal tasks from banking, consulting and law, business documents and freelance projects | 38 of 51 | not measured |
| Reasoning and knowledgeHard questions across science, maths and general knowledge | 27 of 195 | 126 of 195 |
| WritingWhat people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality | 5 of 187 | 74 of 187 |
| Sticking to the factsSummarising without inventing things, and factual answers | 16 of 153 | 86 of 153 |
Every shared result
| Benchmark | Metric | Muse Spark 1.2 | o1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Business, management and financeArena rating | 1,519 | 1,370 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Creative writingArena rating | 1,448 | 1,381 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Expert promptsArena rating | 1,502 | 1,402 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Instruction followingArena rating | 1,475 | 1,407 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | OverallArena rating | 1,496 | 1,402 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Writing, literature and languageArena rating | 1,472 | 1,398 |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Artificial Analysis Coding Indexindex score | 72.2 | 39.7 |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score | 39.6 | 15.2 |
| Artificial Analysisreported | GPQA Diamond% of questions | 90.4% | 74.7% |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Humanity's Last Exam% of questions | 45.5% | 7.0% |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions | 79.0% | 65.0% |
| SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI)reported | Correct answers% of questions | 60.3% | 41.1% |
Bold green marks the better value on that metric. Where a source reports ranges that overlap, the difference may not be meaningful; see the benchmark page for ranges.
Quick answers
Is Muse Spark 1.2 better than o1?
It depends on the task. Among models available today, on our benchmarks and licensed sources, Muse Spark 1.2 ranks higher for reasoning and knowledge, writing and sticking to the facts.
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.2 or o1?
Muse Spark 1.2 costs $2.00 per million tokens (three input to one output), against $26.25 for o1.
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