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Muse Spark Open vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Muse Spark Open leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 2.5. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is 32.0x cheaper per token.

Meta · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Spark Open leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 2.5, ranking #43 overall.

On price, Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is roughly 32.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Muse Spark Open 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 Spark Open

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.9 and ranks #43 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — 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 Oct 2026

Choose Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 32.0x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Muse Spark Open
Meta
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.9
#43
2.5
#336
Reasoning
45.2
#39
-0.5
#344
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$1.25 / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
$4.25 / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Muse Spark Open
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Vision
31.2#34
1.5#191
Multimodal
33.1#20
3.5#160
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

17 reported for Muse Spark Open · 15 for Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

No common benchmarks found

Muse Spark Open and Phi-4-multimodal-instructdon'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

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct costs less

For input processing, Muse Spark Open ($1.25/1M tokens) is 25.0x more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Muse Spark Open ($4.25/1M tokens) is 42.5x more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Muse Spark Open is more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com
Meta
Muse Spark Open
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$4.25
Best providerTogether
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

810.4B diff

Muse Spark Open has 810.4B more parameters than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct, making it 14471.4% larger.

Meta
Muse Spark Open
816.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
5.6Bparameters
816.0B
Muse Spark Open
5.6B
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Muse Spark Open accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Phi-4-multimodal-instruct's 128,000 tokens. Muse Spark Open can generate longer responses up to 1,048,576 tokens, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Meta
Muse Spark Open
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Muse Spark Open and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Muse Spark Open

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Muse Spark Open is licensed under Muse Model License, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct uses MIT.

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

Muse Spark Open

Muse Model License

Open weights

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Muse Spark Open was released on 2026-10-15, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct was released on 2025-02-01.

Muse Spark Open is 21 months newer than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.

Muse Spark Open

Oct 15, 2026

2 days ago

1.7yr newer
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Feb 1, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Muse Spark Open's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi-4-multimodal-instruct's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Muse Spark Open's cutoff date.

Muse Spark Open

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Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Jun 2024

Provider Availability

Muse Spark Open is available from Together. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is available from DeepInfra.

Muse Spark Open

together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.25/1M

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Muse Spark Open and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Muse Spark Open
✓ Preferred
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Muse Spark Open vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.

Which is better, Muse Spark Open or Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Muse Spark Open leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to 2.5. Muse Spark Open is made by Meta and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Muse Spark Open compare to Phi-4-multimodal-instruct in benchmarks?

Muse Spark Open scores MCP Atlas: 89.2%, GPQA: 89.0%, OSWorld-Verified: 80.4%, BabyVision: 80.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 76.4%. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct scores ScienceQA Visual: 97.5%, DocVQA: 93.2%, MMBench: 86.7%, POPE: 85.6%, OCRBench: 84.4%.

Is Muse Spark Open cheaper than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is 25.0x cheaper for input tokens. Muse Spark Open costs $1.25/M input and $4.25/M output via together. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.10/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Muse Spark Open and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Muse Spark Open supports 1.0M tokens and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct 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 Spark Open and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.9 vs 2.5), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($1.25 vs $0.05/M), licensing (Muse Model License vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Muse Spark Open and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Muse Spark Open is developed by Meta and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is developed by Microsoft.

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