Muse Spark Open vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Muse Spark Open costs 1.4x less per output token than Mixtral 8x22B Instruct ($4.25 vs $6.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 3 benchmarks have a result for both.
Muse Spark Open or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct: which to pick
Only Muse Spark Open has a coding score, 47.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
- Shared results
- 3
- Muse Spark Open only
- 25
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct only
- 4
- Like-for-like categories
- 2 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 Open has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has a AA Intelligence Index result, 5.7.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Muse Spark Open has a Design Arena: websites result, 1317.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Muse Spark Open has a Vals Index result, 48.6%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Spark Open
Muse Spark Open takes 1.05M tokens against 66K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Muse Spark Open
Muse Spark Open $0.0034, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $0.0050 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Muse Spark Open 47.4 from 4 benchmarks, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Reasoning, 47.8 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run): Muse Spark Open 89.0% against Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 33.2%, 55.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Muse Spark Open $4.25 against Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $6.00 per million output tokens, 1.4x apart.
- Context window
- Muse Spark Open takes 1.05M tokens, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 66K.
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 | Muse Spark Open | Bars | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 3 | 0 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 73.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1528 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 6.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 76.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 21.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 14.8% | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| SciCode | 58.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1590.1 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1529 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1495 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 5.7 | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 155.1 | 122.0 | Muse Spark Open |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench research | 80.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveBench browser | 36.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 18.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 61.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 26.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 38.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 25.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 53.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| APEX-Agents | 33.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 73.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 89.0% | 33.2% | Muse Spark Open |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 43.9% | 4.0% | Muse Spark Open |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
MathNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 13 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 53.7% | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1317 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1294 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveBench design | 60.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 48.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | 60.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 78.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 55.1% | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | 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
Muse Spark Open costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Muse Spark Open costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Muse Spark Open 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 | Meta Muse Spark Open | Mistral Mixtral 8x22B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | October 15, 2026 | April 17, 2024 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 66K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.25 | $6.00 |
| Coding index | 47.4 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 4 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Muse Spark Open better than Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for coding?
Only Muse Spark Open has a coding score, 47.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark Open or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
Muse Spark Open costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs $2.00 and $6.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Muse Spark Open or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
Muse Spark Open, with 1.05M tokens against 66K.
How many benchmarks is the Muse Spark Open vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct comparison based on?
3 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Muse Spark Open's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Mixtral 8x22B Instruct's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.