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Muse Spark Open vs Pixtral-12B

Muse Spark Open leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to -1.9. Pixtral-12B is 13.3x cheaper per token.

Meta · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Spark Open leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.9 to -1.9, ranking #43 overall.

On price, Pixtral-12B is roughly 13.3x 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 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 Oct 2026

Choose Pixtral-12B

  • cost matters — it's about 13.3x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Muse Spark Open
Meta
Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.9
#43
-1.9
#360
Reasoning
45.2
#39
-4.0
#362
Coding
33.0
#42
-2.7
#273
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$1.25 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$4.25 / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Muse Spark Open
Pixtral-12B
Math
31.6#69
1.0#307
Vision
31.2#34
0.0#200
Multimodal
33.1#20
3.7#159
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

17 reported for Muse Spark Open · 12 for Pixtral-12B

No common benchmarks found

Muse Spark Open 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 Spark Open ($1.25/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Muse Spark Open ($4.25/1M tokens) is 28.3x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

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

* 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
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

803.6B diff

Muse Spark Open has 803.6B more parameters than Pixtral-12B, making it 6480.6% larger.

Meta
Muse Spark Open
816.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
12.4Bparameters
816.0B
Muse Spark Open
12.4B
Pixtral-12B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

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

Meta
Muse Spark Open
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Muse Spark Open and Pixtral-12B support multimodal inputs.

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

Muse Spark Open

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Muse Spark Open is licensed under Muse Model 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 Spark Open

Muse Model License

Open weights

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Muse Spark Open was released on 2026-10-15, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Muse Spark Open is 25 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Muse Spark Open

Oct 15, 2026

2 days ago

2.1yr newer
Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

2.1 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 Spark Open is available from Together. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.

Muse Spark Open

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

Pixtral-12B

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

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Muse Spark Open
✓ Preferred
Pixtral-12B
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FAQ

Common questions about Muse Spark Open vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, Muse Spark Open or Pixtral-12B?

Muse Spark Open leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to -1.9. Muse Spark Open 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 Spark Open compare to Pixtral-12B 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%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

Is Muse Spark Open cheaper than Pixtral-12B?

Pixtral-12B is 8.3x cheaper for input tokens. Muse Spark Open costs $1.25/M input and $4.25/M output via together. Pixtral-12B costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.

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

Muse Spark Open 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 Spark Open and Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.9 vs -1.9), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($1.25 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Muse Model License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Muse Spark Open and Pixtral-12B?

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

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