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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Muse Spark

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 41.7.

Anthropic · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 41.7, ranking #3 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Claude Sonnet 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 58.0 and ranks #3 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Muse Spark

  • you are already invested in the Meta ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic
Muse Spark
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
58.0
#3
41.7
#58
Reasoning
56.6
#3
40.5
#57
Coding
48.8
#2
22.9
#84
Agents
42.3
#3
14.1
#98
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Muse Spark
Vision
40.0#3
31.2#28
Tool use
34.0#2
16.2#87
Multimodal
40.1#2
32.4#22
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

47 reported for Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 19 for Muse Spark

1 shared

Claude Sonnet 5.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Pro), while Muse Spark is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Sonnet 5.5 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Sonnet 5.5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Meta
Muse Spark
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Muse Spark support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Spark

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 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Muse Spark

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 5.5 was released on 2026-09-28, while Muse Spark was released on 2026-04-08.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is 6 months newer than Muse Spark.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Sep 28, 2026

1 weeks ago

5mo newer
Muse Spark

Apr 8, 2026

6 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Muse Spark's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Sonnet 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Muse Spark's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Jun 2026

Muse Spark

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Muse Spark side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 5.5
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Muse Spark
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Muse Spark.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Muse Spark?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 41.7. Claude Sonnet 5.5 is made by Anthropic and Muse Spark 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 5.5 compare to Muse Spark in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores BenchCAD (with Python tool): 96.3%, ArXivMath (with tools): 95.2%, Global-MMLU: 92.1%, MILU: 91.6%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 90.3%. Muse Spark scores Tau2 Telecom: 91.5%, GPQA: 89.5%, CharXiv-R: 86.4%, ScreenSpot Pro: 84.1%, IPhO 2025: 82.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Muse Spark?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Muse Spark supports an unknown number of 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 5.5 and Muse Spark?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (58.0 vs 41.7). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Muse Spark?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and Muse Spark is developed by Meta.

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