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Muse Ember vs Pixtral-12B

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to -2.3. Pixtral-12B is 1.3x cheaper per token.

Meta · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Ember leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.9 to -2.3, ranking #47 overall.

On price, Pixtral-12B is roughly 1.3x 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 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
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose Pixtral-12B

  • cost matters — it's about 1.3x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Muse Ember
Meta
Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
45.9
#47
-2.3
#384
Reasoning
48.1
#24
-4.5
#385
Coding
27.3
#86
-2.7
#293
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Muse Ember
Pixtral-12B
Vision
23.4#78
-0.3#214
Multimodal
23.6#74
3.0#170
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Muse Ember · 12 for Pixtral-12B

No common benchmarks found

Muse Ember and Pixtral-12Bdon'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

Pixtral-12B costs less

For input processing, Muse Ember ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Muse Ember ($0.50/1M tokens) is 3.3x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Muse Ember is more expensive than Pixtral-12B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com
Meta
Muse Ember
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerMeta
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Muse Ember accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Pixtral-12B's 128,000 tokens. Muse Ember can generate longer responses up to 524,288 tokens, while Pixtral-12B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Meta
Muse Ember
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output524,288 tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Muse Ember and Pixtral-12B support multimodal inputs.

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

Muse Ember

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Muse Ember is licensed under a proprietary license, while Pixtral-12B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Muse Ember

Proprietary

Closed source

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Muse Ember was released on 2026-11-09, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Muse Ember is 26 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Muse Ember

Nov 9, 2026

3 days ago

2.1yr newer
Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

2.2 years ago

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

Muse Ember is available from Meta Model API. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.

Muse Ember

meta logo
Meta
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M

Pixtral-12B

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Muse Ember and Pixtral-12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Muse Ember
✓ Preferred
Pixtral-12B
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FAQ

Common questions about Muse Ember vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, Muse Ember or Pixtral-12B?

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to -2.3. Muse Ember is made by Meta and Pixtral-12B is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Muse Ember compare to Pixtral-12B in benchmarks?

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%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

Is Muse Ember cheaper than Pixtral-12B?

Muse Ember is 1.5x cheaper for input tokens. Muse Ember costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via meta. Pixtral-12B costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Muse Ember and Pixtral-12B?

Muse Ember supports 1.0M tokens and Pixtral-12B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Muse Ember and Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (45.9 vs -2.3), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Muse Ember and Pixtral-12B?

Muse Ember is developed by Meta and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.

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