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LongCat-Flash-Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3

Muse Spark 1.3 leads the LLM Stats Score 52.8 to 18.6. LongCat-Flash-Lite is 11.4x cheaper per token.

Meituan · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Spark 1.3 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 52.8 to 18.6, ranking #11 overall.

On price, LongCat-Flash-Lite is roughly 11.4x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Muse Spark 1.3 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 LongCat-Flash-Lite

  • cost matters — it's about 11.4x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Muse Spark 1.3

  • overall performance matters — it scores 52.8 and ranks #11 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LongCat-Flash-Lite
Meituan
Muse Spark 1.3
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
18.6
#226
52.8
#11
Reasoning
18.9
#220
50.5
#13
Coding
7.0
#200
40.3
#12
Agents
4.0
#172
38.1
#11
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.10 / M
$1.25 / M
Output price
$0.40 / M
$4.25 / M
Context window
256,000
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Muse Spark 1.3
Tool use
9.5#143
29.6#11
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for LongCat-Flash-Lite · 11 for Muse Spark 1.3

No common benchmarks found

LongCat-Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.3don'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

LongCat-Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens) is 12.5x cheaper than Muse Spark 1.3 ($1.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens) is 10.6x cheaper than Muse Spark 1.3 ($4.25/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Muse Spark 1.3 is more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerMeituan
Meta
Muse Spark 1.3
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$4.25
Best providerMeta
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Muse Spark 1.3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to LongCat-Flash-Lite's 256,000 tokens. Muse Spark 1.3 can generate longer responses up to 943,718 tokens, while LongCat-Flash-Lite is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input256,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Meta
Muse Spark 1.3
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output943,718 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Muse Spark 1.3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas LongCat-Flash-Lite does not.

Muse Spark 1.3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Spark 1.3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LongCat-Flash-Lite is licensed under MIT, while Muse Spark 1.3 uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

LongCat-Flash-Lite

MIT

Open weights

Muse Spark 1.3

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LongCat-Flash-Lite was released on 2026-02-05, while Muse Spark 1.3 was released on 2026-09-02.

Muse Spark 1.3 is 7 months newer than LongCat-Flash-Lite.

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Feb 5, 2026

8 months ago

Muse Spark 1.3

Sep 2, 2026

1 months ago

6mo 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

LongCat-Flash-Lite is available from Meituan. Muse Spark 1.3 is available from Meta Model API.

LongCat-Flash-Lite

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Muse Spark 1.3

meta logo
Meta
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.25/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LongCat-Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LongCat-Flash-Lite
✓ Preferred
Muse Spark 1.3
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about LongCat-Flash-Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3.

Which is better, LongCat-Flash-Lite or Muse Spark 1.3?

Muse Spark 1.3 leads the LLM Stats Score 52.8 to 18.6. LongCat-Flash-Lite is made by Meituan and Muse Spark 1.3 is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does LongCat-Flash-Lite compare to Muse Spark 1.3 in benchmarks?

LongCat-Flash-Lite scores MATH-500: 96.8%, MMLU: 85.5%, CMMLU: 82.5%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, Tau2 Retail: 73.1%. Muse Spark 1.3 scores MRCR v2 (8-needle): 98.5%, MRCR v2 (8-needle, 512K-1M): 98.1%, DeepSearchQA: 89.4%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.8%, DeepSWE 1.1: 75.4%.

Is LongCat-Flash-Lite cheaper than Muse Spark 1.3?

LongCat-Flash-Lite is 12.5x cheaper for input tokens. LongCat-Flash-Lite costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via meituan. Muse Spark 1.3 costs $1.25/M input and $4.25/M output via meta.

What are the context window sizes for LongCat-Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.3?

LongCat-Flash-Lite supports 256K tokens and Muse Spark 1.3 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 LongCat-Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.3?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (18.6 vs 52.8), context window (256K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.10 vs $1.25/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LongCat-Flash-Lite and Muse Spark 1.3?

LongCat-Flash-Lite is developed by Meituan and Muse Spark 1.3 is developed by Meta.

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