GPT-4o (2024-11-20) vs Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads GPT-4o (2024-11-20) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 33.7 to 8.4, and Muse Spark 1.1 costs 2.4x less per output token ($4.25 vs $10.00 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 9 benchmarks have a result for both.
vs boards won of 9 shared
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) or Muse Spark 1.1: which to pick
Only Muse Spark 1.1 has a coding score, 70.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Model AGPT-4o (2024-11-20)OpenAINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMuse Spark 1.1Meta70.3/1003 independent benchmarks$0.43 per solved task
- Shared results
- 9
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) only
- 15
- Muse Spark 1.1 only
- 95
- Like-for-like categories
- 4 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Muse Spark 1.1 has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 33.7 against 8.4.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Muse Spark 1.1 has a AA Agentic Index result, 25.8.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 91.2% against 53.8%.
Same board, both measured
Math
AIME
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a AIME result, 11.9%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 leads, 88.7% against 72.6%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Muse Spark 1.1 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1270.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 takes 1.05M tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Muse Spark 1.1
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) $0.0075, Muse Spark 1.1 $0.0034 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Muse Spark 1.1 has the number, $0.43.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) not benchmarked, Muse Spark 1.1 70.3 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 42.5 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- LiveCodeBench (Vals AI): GPT-4o (2024-11-20) 43.4% against Muse Spark 1.1 85.9%, 42.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) $10.00 against Muse Spark 1.1 $4.25 per million output tokens, 2.4x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) takes 128K tokens, Muse Spark 1.1 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Bars | Muse Spark 1.1 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 1 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 5 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 9 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index01
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 18.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1543 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 71.3 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 43.4% | 85.9% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 82.0% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 72.2% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 31.1% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 69.3% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 59.2% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 58.8% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| GSO-Bench | 0.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| WeirdML | 25.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Cybench | 12.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1498 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1498 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1532 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1539 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1540 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| SWE Atlas: Codebase QnA | Not measured | 42.2% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| SWE Atlas: Test Writing | Not measured | 41.5% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 8.4 | 33.7 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 154.1 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index18 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 25.8 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1207 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | Not measured | 1199 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | Not measured | 1173 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | Not measured | 1178 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | Not measured | 1103 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | Not measured | 1183 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | Not measured | 1108 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | Not measured | 1122 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | Not measured | 1013 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 57.2% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.0% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 56.4% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Time Horizon Index (Vals AI) | Not measured | 1.7% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 31.8% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| TheAgentCompany | 8.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | Not measured | $6,520 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| MCP Atlas | Not measured | 88.1% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | 91.2% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 62.2% | 86.6% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 89.8% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 46.2% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 47.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 34.0% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| VPCT | 40.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1485 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1478 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1480 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1305 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1287 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 11.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 74.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 90.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 6.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 39.0% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| MATH level 5 | 49.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1481 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1485 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| MathArena | Not measured | 42.5% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 72.6% | 88.7% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 82.2% | 85.0% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 59.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 45.9% | 71.3% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 74.5% | 79.7% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 57.4% | 66.1% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 57.8% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| GeoBench | 71.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1483 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1480 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1482 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1470 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| PRBench Finance | Not measured | 55.0% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| PRBench Legal | Not measured | 57.0% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1270 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1286 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1269 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1267 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1259 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1276 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1233 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1267 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index35 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 61.3% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 45.6% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 88.9% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | Not measured | 66.7% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 77.7% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 94.4% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 49.9% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 81.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Surface Evolver Bench | Not measured | 52.5% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1478 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1456 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1435 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1293 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1478 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1471 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1515 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1469 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1450 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1457 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1494 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1462 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1481 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1497 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1484 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1461 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1447 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1437 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1292 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1348 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1301 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1288 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1253 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| LMArena Document | Not measured | 1465 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| MultiChallenge | Not measured | 75.3% | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| EQ-Bench 4 | Not measured | 1260 | Only Muse Spark 1.1 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Muse Spark 1.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)$0.0075Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1$0.0034Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)$0.155Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1$0.075Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)$0.600Exceeds the context window
Muse Spark 1.1$0.292Fits in one request
Muse Spark 1.1 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Meta Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Meta |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | November 20, 2024 | July 16, 2026 |
| Context window | 128K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $1.25 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $4.25 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 70.3 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.43 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-4o (2024-11-20) better than Muse Spark 1.1 for coding?
Only Muse Spark 1.1 has a coding score, 70.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4o (2024-11-20) or Muse Spark 1.1?
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.1 costs $1.25 and $4.25. Cost per solved task is known for Muse Spark 1.1 only.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4o (2024-11-20) or Muse Spark 1.1?
Muse Spark 1.1, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-4o (2024-11-20) vs Muse Spark 1.1 comparison based on?
9 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. GPT-4o (2024-11-20)'s coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Muse Spark 1.1's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.