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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Muse Ember

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 36.3. Muse Ember is 30.0x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Ember leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 36.3, ranking #47 overall.

On price, Muse Ember is roughly 30.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Muse Ember also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6

  • you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output

Choose Muse Ember

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.9 and ranks #47 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • cost matters — it's about 30.0x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
Muse Ember
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
36.3
#105
45.9
#47
Reasoning
37.5
#93
48.1
#24
Coding
23.7
#102
27.3
#86
Agents
22.5
#87
31.6
#45
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
200,000
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Muse Ember
Vision
25.7#64
23.4#78
Tool use
20.3#78
30.7#14
Multimodal
19.9#91
23.6#74
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

17 reported for Claude Sonnet 4.6 · 6 for Muse Ember

No common benchmarks found

Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Muse Emberdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Muse Ember costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Muse Ember ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Muse Ember ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4.6 is more expensive than Muse Ember.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Sun Nov 15 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Meta
Muse Ember
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerMeta
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Muse Ember accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Claude Sonnet 4.6's 200,000 tokens. Muse Ember can generate longer responses up to 524,288 tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.6 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Meta
Muse Ember
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output524,288 tokens
Sun Nov 15 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Muse Ember support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Ember

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Muse Ember

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released on 2026-02-17, while Muse Ember was released on 2026-11-09.

Muse Ember is 9 months newer than Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Feb 17, 2026

8 months ago

Muse Ember

Nov 9, 2026

3 days ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is available from Anthropic, DeepInfra. Muse Ember is available from Meta Model API.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Muse Ember

meta logo
Meta
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Muse Ember side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 4.6
✓ Preferred
Muse Ember
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Muse Ember.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Muse Ember?

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 36.3. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Muse Ember is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Sonnet 4.6 compare to Muse Ember in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores Tau2 Telecom: 97.9%, Tau2 Retail: 91.7%, GPQA: 89.9%, MMMLU: 89.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 79.6%. Muse Ember scores PerceptionBench: 80.6%, OSWorld 2.1 (partial): 69.5%, Agents' Last Exam: 61.6%, Personal Superintelligence Index: 46.8%, Terminal-Bench 4.0: 40.9%.

Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 cheaper than Muse Ember?

Muse Ember is 30.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Muse Ember costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via meta.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Muse Ember?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports 200K tokens and Muse Ember supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Muse Ember?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (36.3 vs 45.9), context window (200K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.10/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Muse Ember?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Muse Ember is developed by Meta.

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