Llama 4 Maverick vs Muse Ember
Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 14.0. Muse Ember is 1.4x cheaper per token.
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Which is better?
Muse Ember leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 14.0, ranking #47 overall.
On price, Muse Ember is roughly 1.4x 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 Llama 4 Maverick
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Choose Muse Ember
- overall performance matters — it scores 45.9 and ranks #47 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- cost matters — it's about 1.4x 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.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
13 reported for Llama 4 Maverick · 6 for Muse Ember
Llama 4 Maverick 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
For input processing, Llama 4 Maverick ($0.17/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Muse Ember ($0.10/1M tokens).
For output processing, Llama 4 Maverick ($0.60/1M tokens) is 1.2x more expensive than Muse Ember ($0.50/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Llama 4 Maverick is more expensive than Muse Ember.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Muse Ember accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Llama 4 Maverick's 1,000,000 tokens. Llama 4 Maverick can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Muse Ember is limited to 524,288 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Llama 4 Maverick and Muse Ember support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Llama 4 Maverick
Muse Ember
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 4 Maverick is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while Muse Ember uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05, while Muse Ember was released on 2026-11-09.
Muse Ember is 19 months newer than Llama 4 Maverick.
Apr 5, 2025
1.6 years ago
Nov 9, 2026
5 days ago
1.6yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Llama 4 Maverick is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Lambda, Groq, Fireworks, Together, Sambanova. Muse Ember is available from Meta Model API.
Llama 4 Maverick
Muse Ember
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Llama 4 Maverick and Muse Ember side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 4 Maverick vs Muse Ember.