Muse Spark Open vs Qwen3.6 Flash
Qwen3.6 Flash costs 3.8x less per output token than Muse Spark Open ($1.125 vs $4.25 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 2 benchmarks have a result for both.
Muse Spark Open or Qwen3.6 Flash: which to pick
Only Muse Spark Open has a coding score, 47.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3.6 Flash has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Qwen3.6 Flash for output tokens 3.8x cheaper ($1.125 vs $4.25 per million).
- Shared results
- 2
- Muse Spark Open only
- 26
- Qwen3.6 Flash only
- 9
- 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
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Muse Spark Open has a Design Arena: websites result, 1310.
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 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash
Muse Spark Open $0.0034, Qwen3.6 Flash $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Muse Spark Open 47.4 from 4 benchmarks, Qwen3.6 Flash not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Coding, 42.1 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- ALE-Bench: Muse Spark Open 1590.1 against Qwen3.6 Flash 326.4, 42.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Muse Spark Open $4.25 against Qwen3.6 Flash $1.125 per million output tokens, 3.8x apart.
- Context window
- Muse Spark Open takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3.6 Flash 1M.
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 | Qwen3.6 Flash | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 2 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | 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 |
| SciCode | 58.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1590.1 | 326.4 | Muse Spark Open |
| 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 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 155.1 | 142.9 | Muse Spark Open |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | 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 32 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 73.7% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 89.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 43.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 83.3% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 35.2% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 12.0% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 18.0% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 84.4% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 22.5% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 15.9% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1310 | Not measured | Only Muse Spark Open measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1282 | 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 index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | 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 | 77.1% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 31.0% | Only Qwen3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Spark Open | Qwen3.6 Flash | 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
Qwen3.6 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3.6 Flash 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 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | October 15, 2026 | April 27, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $0.1875 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.25 | $1.125 |
| 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 Qwen3.6 Flash for coding?
Only Muse Spark Open has a coding score, 47.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3.6 Flash has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3.6 Flash for output tokens 3.8x cheaper ($1.125 vs $4.25 per million).
Which is cheaper, Muse Spark Open or Qwen3.6 Flash?
Muse Spark Open costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Flash costs $0.1875 and $1.125. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Muse Spark Open or Qwen3.6 Flash?
Muse Spark Open, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks is the Muse Spark Open vs Qwen3.6 Flash comparison based on?
2 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Muse Spark Open's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.6 Flash's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.